Bye-bye Doesn't Mean Forever

Just like this post (see HERE) and the song "Afternoon Delight" in Arrested Development (see HERE), it's always fun when you listen to a song with new eyes (or ears) and discover something about it you didn't ever realize was there. 

I was always a huge fan of Colin Powell's. I was in the military when he was not in the Military or politics, but he was one reason (among many) that I joined. I read My American Journey when it first came out in 1995 and it helped inspire me to enlist. I heard that there were a lot of references to Abba at Colin Powell's funeral this past week. He was a huge fan and in one story about him, he recited the lyrics of Abba's Mamma Mia to the Swedish ambassador. 

Therefore I went back to look at the lyrics and wow, I was stunned. I didn't know it was such an covertly deep song. The treacly music masks something deeper. 

Here's a bit of it:

I've been angry and sad about things that you do

I can't count all the times that I've told you we're through

And when you go, when you slam the door

I think you know that you won't be away too long

You know that I'm not that strong

Bye-bye, leave me now or never

Mamma mia, it's a game we play

Bye-bye doesn't mean forever

Mamma mia, here I go again

My, my, how can I resist you?

Mamma mia, does it show again

My, my, just how much I've missed you?

Yes, I've been brokenhearted

Blue since the day we parted

Why, why did I ever let you go?

Mamma mia, now I really know

My, my, I could never let you go

I love that line; "Bye-bye doesn't mean forever". Who knew.