Goodbye Cruel World Lyrics
Pink Floyd
Lyrics
Goodbye cruel world
I'm leaving you today
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye all you people
There's nothing you can say
To make me change
My mind
Goodbye
Song & Lyrics Facts
Pink Floyd's "Goodbye Cruel World" is a song from their 1975 album Wish You Were Here. It was written by Roger Waters and David Gilmour and performed by the band Pink Floyd.
Released on September 12, 1975, this track marks the end of the album. The lyrics of the song express feelings of sadness, loneliness and despair. They describe a person who decides to leave the world they live in, as it has become unbearable for them. The music video features footage of the band playing together while images of war and poverty are projected onto them. The song ends with the words “Goodbye, cruel world”, symbolizing the singer’s decision to abandon their home.