Abschied Nehmen Lyrics in English Xavier Naidoo

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Abschied Nehmen by Xavier Naidoo from German to English.
And yesterday the news reached me
I don't know, but it almost tore me apart
Because nobody can tell me how it happened
None of our guys were there anymore
You were doing pretty well, that's what they told me
Why did I never ask you about it myself
You could've become someone big
And somehow I didn't want you to have that
And I still wanted to say goodbye
I'll never forgive myself for that
Man, how could you leave us
Now I'm supposed to never see you again
Forgive me for all the things I said
Only because something was bugging me again
Forgive me and the guys for not being there
Forgive me for not being able to handle it all
And I still wanted to say goodbye
I'll never forgive myself for that
Man, how could you leave us
Now I'm supposed to never see you again
And I still wanted to say goodbye
I'll never forgive myself for that
Man, how could you leave us
Now I'm supposed to never see you again
What do we do now without our hero
We miss you and I don't give a sh*t about the big money
You're gone, what's the use of all this crap
My little brother will be missed forever
And I still wanted to say goodbye
I'll never forgive myself for that
Man, how could you leave us
Now I'm supposed to never see you again
And I still wanted to say goodbye
I'll never forgive myself for that
Man, how could you leave us
Now I'm supposed to never see you again
Never see again
Say goodbye
Man, how could you leave us?
Now I'm supposed to never see you again
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Michael Herberger, Xavier Naidoo
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SONG MEANING

Abschied Nehmen feels like opening a heartfelt letter that was never sent. Xavier Naidoo sings as a friend or older brother who has just heard the shocking news of a loved one’s death. The verses pour out raw disbelief, guilt and what-ifs: Why wasn’t he there? Why didn’t he ask more questions? Why did silly arguments ever matter? Behind every line you can sense the weight of sudden loss and the ache of words left unsaid.

Yet the song is more than pure sorrow. By repeating “Ich wollte noch Abschied nehmen” (“I still wanted to say goodbye”), the narrator reminds us how fragile time is and how important it is to appreciate people while they are here. The track turns personal pain into a universal wake-up call: treasure your heroes, settle your quarrels quickly and speak your love aloud, because tomorrow’s chance to say goodbye may never come.

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