From the recording Echoes of a Tender Heart
“Tears for a First Goodbye” is a sorrowful ballad that captures the quiet ache of a love lost too soon. Through imagery of rivers, chapel doors, and hair woven with longing, ÉLYEN evokes the pain of parting and the innocence of first heartbreak. A tender and haunting reflection on how the first goodbye never truly fades.
Lyrics
You stand by the riverside,
Watching love drift away, hearts are turning cold and dry.
On your once rosy lips,
Smiles have faded and died,
Oh, every tear you’ve shed for love’s first goodbye.
Smiles have faded and died,
Oh, every tear you’ve shed for love’s first goodbye.
Verse 2:
It felt like a fleeting dream,
A lover calls your name, softly whispering in the breeze.
But through your sorrowed eyes,
Days slip away in time,
Like withered leaves you fall, longing for love to arrive.
Chorus:
Oh, let a tear fall tonight,
For a love so deep and true, for a passion that we knew.
You go home to weave your hair,
For a love so deep and true, for a passion that we knew.
You go home to weave your hair,
Tying each strand to the sadness you bear.
Verse 3:
You walk to the chapel door,
Wishing love could soar again, hearts would tremble once more.
But you’re caught in endless days,
This fate has led you to heartache and pain.
Verse 4:
In clouds of endless sorrow,
Tears of longing fall down, love has left your heart hollow.
Though grief cuts through your smile, your dreams carry you miles,
Oh, every tear you’ve cried, for love’s first goodbye.
Oh, let a tear fall tonight,
For a love so deep and true, for a passion that we knew.
You go home to weave your hair,
Tying each strand to the sadness you bear.
Oh, let a tear fall tonight,
For a love so deep and true, for a passion that we knew.
You go home to weave your hair,
Tying each strand to the sadness you bear.