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 nearly tore me apart
Because no one can tell me how it happened
None of our people were there anymore
You were doing fine, that's what I was told
Why didn't I ask you myself
You could have become great
And somehow I didn't want that for you
And I wanted to say goodbye
I will never forgive myself for that
Man, how could you leave us
Now I will never see you again
Forgive me for all the things I said
Just because something was bothering me again
Forgive me and the guys for not being there
Forgive me for not being able to handle it all
And I wanted to say goodbye
I will never forgive myself for that
Man, how could you leave us
Now I will never see you again
And I wanted to say goodbye
I will never forgive myself for that
Man, how could you leave us
Now I will 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 wanted to say goodbye
I will never forgive myself for that
Man, how could you leave us
Now I will never see you again
And I wanted to say goodbye
I will never forgive myself for that
Man, how could you leave us
Now I will never see you again
Never see you again
Say goodbye
Man, how could you leave us?
Now I will 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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