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What does it mean?
Bowie bids farewell to love, suggesting a clean break or emotional separation.
In plain terms
Goodbye to love.
What can you take from it?
Ending love can be simple and final.

Where it applies

  • ending a relationship
  • processing heartbreak

Putting it to work

  • accepting endings
  • moving forward

Questions to consider

  • How do you say goodbye to love?
  • Is closure possible?

Another view

Love rarely ends so cleanly in real life.

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