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A heartbreakingly beautiful ballad about the final vigil at the bedside of a dying loved one. "The Long Goodbye" explores the grief of a slow departure, where letting go is an act of supreme love.

(Verse 1)
The clock on the wall ticks the hours away
Turning the night into a grey kind of day
The machine in the corner is breathing for you
A rhythm of life that we're holding onto
Your hand is so light, like a bird in my palm
The storm has passed over, now there's only this calm

(Chorus)
And this is the long goodbye
The slow fading out of the light in your eye
It’s not a sudden dark, it’s a sunset so slow
You’re leaving in pieces, with nowhere to go
I’m holding the anchor while you drift the tide
Oh, mercy, this is the long goodbye

(Verse 2)
I talk to you softly of times that have passed
Of summers and secrets we thought would last
I don't know if you hear me, or if you are gone
Already walking on some other lawn
But I’ll sit here and wait for the angel to come
And untie the knots that we haven't undone

(Chorus)
This is the long goodbye
The slow fading out of the light in your eye
It’s not a sudden dark, it’s a sunset so slow
You’re leaving in pieces, with nowhere to go
I’m holding the anchor while you drift the tide
Oh, mercy, this is the long goodbye

(Bridge)
Let go of the earth, let go of the pain
You don't have to fight to be human again
The body is heavy, but the spirit is free
You can leave all the weight of the worry to me
Just fly... just fly...

(Chorus)
This is the long goodbye
The slow fading out of the light in your eye
It’s not a sudden dark, it’s a sunset so slow
You’re leaving in pieces, with nowhere to go
I’m holding the anchor while you drift the tide
Oh, mercy, this is the long goodbye

(Outro)
Sleep now.
It’s okay.
I’m right here.
Goodbye.

The Long Goodbye

“The Quiet Inside” is Connor Charles stripped right down to the truth — no Echo story, no neon glow, no characters or worlds.
Just real emotion, real reflections, and the kind of songwriting that only comes when you stop running from what’s inside and finally sit with it.

Written in one day during a rare, lightning-strike moment of clarity, this album captures the full spectrum of what it means to survive, rebuild, remember, and try again.
Each track holds its own story — heartbreak, hope, nostalgia, loneliness, inner strength, quiet victories — all shaped through intimate lyrics and soft, atmospheric early-2000s production.

Warm pianos, fragile pads, heartbeat-kicks and cinematic ambience wrap around vocals that feel vulnerable but steady.
No polish.
No masks.
Just honesty.

These songs don’t hide behind echoes or metaphors — they look you in the eye.
They speak the way the heart actually speaks at 3am.
They comfort the way a friend does sitting beside you in silence.

This is Connor writing from the inside out — raw, grounded, fully human.
This is the Hopefire way.


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