Song to Say Goodbye

Song to Say Goodbye

Placebo

“Song To Say Goodbye” was the first single released from Meds outside of the UK. The song deals with the themes of addiction, and its influence upon the relationships of those involved. It builds upon its subject matter from wanting to be rid of something you’re emotionally tied to.

The music video, directed by Philippe Andre, features a child driving his father, who appears to have a mental illness, to a care facility, and leaving him in the hands of the nurses. The viewer is taken through a road trip in which the father is almost wholly cared for by his pre-pubescent son.

Brian said:

The theme of “Song to Say Goodbye” is keeping only the best aspects of your life. It’s the first track I wrote in India. I went over there for a lot of reasons, one of them being to try and change my style of life. I wanted to make myself understand that I couldn’t become a rock’n’roll cliché and that the world didn’t need another dead rockstar. It was written as a letter to myself.