Song Lyrics

To Good At Goodbyes-Sam Smith

You must think that I'm stupid
You must think that I'm a fool
You must think that I'm new to this
But I have seen this all before

I'm never gonna let you close to me
Even though you mean the most to me
'Cause every time I open up, it hurts
So I'm never gonna get too close to you
Even when I mean the most to you
In case you go and leave me in the dirt

But every time you hurt me, the less that I cry
And every time you leave me, the quicker these tears dry
And every time you walk out, the less I love you
Baby, we don't stand a chance, it's sad but it's true

I'm way too good at goodbyes
(I'm way too good at goodbyes)
I'm way too good at goodbyes
(I'm way too good at goodbyes)

I know you're thinking I'm heartless
I know you're thinking I'm cold
I'm just protecting my innocence
I'm just protecting my soul

I'm never gonna let you close to me
Even though you mean the most to me
'Cause every time I open up, it hurts
So I'm never gonna get too close to you
Even when I mean the most to you
In case you go and leave me in the dirt

But every time you hurt me, the less that I cry
And every time you leave me, the quicker these tears dry
And every time you walk out, the less I love you
Baby, we don't stand a chance, it's sad but it's true

I'm way too good at goodbyes
(I'm way too good at goodbyes)
I'm way too good at goodbyes
(I'm way too good at goodbyes)
No way that you'll see me cry
(No way that you'll see me cry)

I'm way too good at goodbyes
(I'm way too good at goodbyes)
No
No, no, no, no, no
(I'm way too good at goodbyes)
No, no, no, no
No, no, no
(I'm way too good at goodbyes)
(No way that you'll see me cry)
(I'm way too good at goodbyes)

'Cause every time you hurt me, the less that I cry
And every time you leave me, the quicker these tears dry
And every time you walk out, the less I love you
Baby, we don't stand a chance, it's sad but it's true
I'm way too good at goodbyes

                                                     MEANING OF SONG

"Too Good at Goodbyes" tells of a turbulent personal relationship, and is Sam Smith's first solo release since his 2015 James Bond theme The song is the lead single from his sophomore album, The Thrill of It All.

In a , Sam explained that only four songs on the album are about him, and "Too Good at Goodbyes" is one of them. He told Zane Lowe how the song was inspired by a real relationship:

[The song is] about a relationship I was in and it's basically about getting good at getting dumped. [...] I'm still very, very single. I think I'm even more single than I was when I released .

He also said,

At the time I was trying to convince myself I was tough, to protect myself. I was gearing up for what I knew would happen. I'm really not like that at all.

In an on the morning the song dropped, Nick introduced Sam by saying that "the vibes around Sam have definitely changed," and Sam agreed. He explained that the album, due in November, is a tribute to the family and friends who supported him over the years, focusing on 'their lives — their ups and downs', rather than his own.

The artwork for "Too Good at Goodbyes" features a giant bouquet of dying flowers.

In his , Zane commented that the artwork for "Too Good at Goodbyes" is dark and then jokingly mentioned:

"My favorite thing that I've seen so far in your social roll out for this record, is you sitting there, with a big smile your face holding a picture of your artwork with dying flowers on it."

"My favorite flowers are dead flowers," Smith explained, and then added:

I think the colors are really, really beautiful. So for my album cover shoot [...] we got loads and loads of dead flowers, but it didn't actually work out for the cover in the end. We had this beautiful picture that we made black and white and, I don't know, it symbolizes goodbyes to me.

Soon after the release of this song Sam Smith did an interview with radio host .

Out of the many details Sam Smith revealed, he pointed out he tried to challenge himself and address "heavier stuff" with his new album. The song, "Too Good at Goodbyes" is about his past relationship.

What I've been through relationship-wise the last year has made me a lot stronger and I feel like I've learned some lessons from it.

                                                     SITES TO SONG

Nightcore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIvehHL9BLQ

Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_ub7Etch2U

Lyric Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk5tEXnuQYg

Karaoke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-lX7t1y3J8