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Top Best Music! Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes! | Review!

Top Best Music! Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes! | Review!

By RuzlatPublished about a year ago 3 min read

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When Sam Smith dropped Too Good at Goodbyes in 2017, it wasn't just another pop ballad. It was a gut-wrenching, evocative exploration of openness, loss, and love's complicated nature. Its hauntingly beautiful melody and yearning lyrics made Too Good at Goodbyes strike a chord with listeners across the world. It's for the one whose love betrayed him, or for the one who had to shut the heart deep inside to protect it from the throbbing pain caused by a bereavement.

The more you love, the harder letting will be.

Emotional Heart of the Song

Embedded in the core of Too Good at Goodbyes is something very relatable: the emotion of fear. It's there, the fear of loving too deeply, the fear of getting hurt again, the fear of losing something precious. In these lyrics, Smith expresses an emotional dilemma: a person has to decide that love is worth the risk while being terrified of the accompanying heartbreak that is so often the case. I'm way too good at goodbyes," they croon, capturing in song what it's like when emotional indifference develops after consecutive losses. It's one of those defense mechanisms one uses to protect themselves against the emotional baggage that might come with love.

What's beautiful about the song is the rawness thereof. Smith is not scared of the difficulties of loving and the hurt which might come from being intimate or open to love. The soft arrangement of the track, with understated piano and sweeping strings, produces a mood of sadness that amplifies the emotional intensity of the song lyrics. Strong, soulful, and tender, Smith's voice gives the song a very intimate feel-a feeling that the singer is whispering into the ear of the listener.

A Reflection of Personal Struggles

Too Good at Goodbyes also marks a turning point in the career of Sam Smith. While his first album, In the Lonely Hour, had already set a seal on his position within the music world, Too Good at Goodbyes marked a serious shift in his personal and artistic growth. This song is testimonial from the experience which the author has gone through-love, breaks, and self-discovery. It's a signifier of the hardships they've faced in their own life, but it's also a signaller of the unwellness that facilitates them to establish such tight suspensions with their audience.

The song is so candidly about love and loss that the way fans came around it, particularly due to Smith's public journey with their identity and their relationships, was immense. Too Good at Goodbyes isn't just about a romantic relationship; it's about the inner battle one goes through, trying to shield their heart while still keeping it open to love. It is this openness that Smith shares with the world, and that feels so honest in the song-it is not a mere emotional ballad but a window into the artist's heart.

The Music Video: A Visual Masterpiece of Heartache

The music video of "Too Good at Goodbyes" is an ideal complement to the emotional narrative of the song. Directed by Luke Monaghan, the video alone places Smith in a white, bare room with concrete cues to intimacy and isolation. The minimalist setting focuses on Smith's emotions; hence, the theme of being alone, self-assessments, and the hurting process of letting go, reflected in the song, comes full circle.

The raw emotion from Smith's performance, which is the turmoil and sadness that are in the lyrics, can be seen within the video. The video is tense throughout, with its theme of internal struggle, or a tug-of-war, between love and survival within a person. The simplicity of the video allows the viewer to only focus on Smith's face and the intensity of his performance; thus, the impact of the song is even more powerful.

A Song That Stays With You

Too Good at Goodbyes" has been made one of the landmark songs of Sam Smith, considering not only its commercial success but the emotional power beneath the song. This is a song that long after it's finished, actually stays with you because it deals with this universal experience he's talking about: love, loss, and even fear of getting hurt. It's a ballad that, in one way or another, everybody could relate to if they've ever just left a relationship, dealt with their personal fears, or just took refuge in the music itself.

The power of the song is that it can have a listener's affective resonance. Because of Smith's raw, unashamed style of songwriting, all those who have ever loved, lost or been hurt will find some form of catharsis in writing. It is a reflection that, painful as ever suffering may be, it is wrong to say we are forever isolated in the process of heartache.

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