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I am not a native speaker, but doesn't "before" just mean "in the past" here? It sounds clear to me: the girl has previously tried to break up many times, so no

• thaumasiotes 3y ago
  > I am not a native speaker, but doesn't "before" just mean "in the past" here? That is a strong possibility. It doesn't solve the problem with the line; to make sense, it should say she's said goodbye too many times before. > It sounds clear to me: the girl has previously tried to break up many times, so now he is breaking up with her. That is not so strong; the first verse is phrased in a way that suggests she is leaving him, not the other way around: I was so high, I did not recognize The fire burning in her eyes The chaos that controlled my mind Whispered goodbye as she got on a plane Never to return again but always in my heart, oh (On first impression, I assumed this verse meant that the girl was dead, but she could just be leaving.)