Goodbyes

Album

Hollywood's Bleeding

Label

Republic Records

Genre

Trap

Composer(s)

Austin Post;Jeffery Williams;Brian Lee;Louis Bell;Billy Walsh;Val Blavatnik;Jessie Foutz

Entered Chart

Jul 20, 2019

Peak Date

Jul 20, 2019

Released

July 5, 2019

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Republic

B-Side

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Over a hard trap beat, Post Malone laments his relationship troubles. I want you out of my head I want you out of my bedroom tonight The girl is spiting Post and irritating him by her incessant talking. He realizes they are incompatible and wants to remove her from his life; however, despite his desire to initiate the breakup, Malone admits to being "no good at goodbyes." The song features a guest verse from Young Thug. The Atlanta rapper has a different slant on the relationship theme, insisting he wants to reconnect with a girl. Though this marks the first time the pair have ever laid down vocals on a track together, Post Malone previously produced Young Thug's 2018 cut "Me Or Us." For production on the track, Post Malone linked up again with frequent collaborator Louis Bell ("Rockstar," "Psycho" and "Better Now)." The other co-producer is Brian Lee, who contributed towards Camila Cabello's smash hit "Havana." The Korean-American producer also has ties to K-pop, having written for artists such as Blackpink and G-Dragon. The gritty music video was directed by Colin Tilley and shot in Santa Clarita outside of Los Angeles. The clip starts with a face-off between Malone and a gang member; the pair are both vying for the affection of girl played by Big Little Lies actress Kathryn Newton. After Malone is stabbed and killed by his love rival, he emerges from his grave and stumbles through the town as the townspeople look at him in shock. He enters a bar, where he comes across Young Thug performing to the same crowd that witnessed his killing earlier on. This was the first time Colin Tilley had worked with Post Malone. He told Billboard that before the shoot the Texan native gave him two notes: "Yo, I want to die in a knife fight and come back as a zombie." Tilley then wrote the entire concept's storyline within three hours.

Me and Kurt feel the same, too much pleasure is pain
My girl spites me in vain, all I do is complain
She needs something to change, need to take off the edge
So fuck it all tonight
And don't tell me to shut up
When you know you talk too much
But you don't got shit to say

I want you out of my head
I want you out of my bedroom tonight
There's no way I can save you
'Cause I need to be saved, too
I'm no good at goodbyes

We're both actin' insane but too stubborn to change
Now I'm drinkin' again, 80 proof in my veins
And my fingertips stained, lookin' over the edge
Don't fuck with me tonight
Say you needed this heart, then you got it
Turns out that it wasn't what you wanted
And we wouldn't let go and we lost it
Now I'm a goner

I want you out of my head
I want you out of my bedroom tonight
There's no way I can save you
'Cause I need to be saved, too
I'm no good at goodbyes

I want you out of my life
I want you back here tonight
I'm tryna cut you, no knife
I wanna slice you and dice you
My argue possessive, it got you precise
Can you not turn off the TV? I'm watchin' the fight
I flood the garage, blue diamond, no shark
You're Barbie life doll, it's Nicki Minaj
You don't need a key to drive, your car on the charger
I just wanna see the side, the one that's unbothered
And I don't want you to never go outside (outside)
I promise if they play, my niggas slidin' (slidin')
I'm fuckin' her, the tour bus still ridin' (ridin')
Yeah, yeah, yeah

I want you out of my head
I want you out of my bedroom tonight
There's no way I could save you
'Cause I need to be saved, too
I'm no good at goodbyes

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
I'm no good at goodbyes
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
I'm no good at goodbyes