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Edit Lyrics Where do you go with your broken heart in towWhat do you do with the left over youAnd how do you know when to let goWhere does the good goWhere does the good goLook me in the eye and tell me you don't find me attractiveLook me in the heart and tell me you won't goLook me in the eye and promise no love's like our loveLook me in the heart and un break broken, it won't happenIt's love that breaks the seal of always thinking you would be Real happy and healthy, strong and calmWhere does the good goWhere does the good goWhere do you go when you're in love and the world knowsHow do you live so happily while I am sad and broken downWhat do you say it's up for grabs Now that you're on your way downWhere does the good goWhere does the good go Look me in the eye and tell me you don't find me attractiveLook me in the heart and tell me you won't goLook me in the eye and promise no love's like our loveLook me in the heart and un break broken, it won't happenIt's love that breaks the seal of always thinking you would be Real happy and healthy, strong and calm Where does the good goWhere does the good goLook me in the eye and tell me you don't find me attractiveLook me in the heart and tell me you won't goLook me in the eye and promise no love's like our loveLook me in the heart and un break broken, it won't happenit's love that breaks the seal of always thinking you would be Real, happy and healthy, strong and calm, Where does the good goWhere does the good go New! Log in to start a snippet Song Info Submitted by geekusa On Nov 15, 2004 More Tegan and Sara The Con Nineteen Walking with a Ghost Like O, Like H Back in Your Head Where do you go with your broken heart in tow What do you do with the left over you And how do you know when to let go Where does the good go Where does the good go Look me in the eye and tell me you don't find me attractive Look me in the heart and tell me you won't go Look me in the eye and promise no love's like our love Look me in the heart and un break broken, it won't happen It's love that breaks the seal of always thinking you would be Real happy and healthy, strong and calm Where does the good go Where does the good go Where do you go when you're in love and the world knows How do you live so happily while I am sad and broken down What do you say it's up for grabs Now that you're on your way down Where does the good go Where does the good go Look me in the eye and tell me you don't find me attractive Look me in the heart and tell me you won't go Look me in the eye and promise no love's like our love Look me in the heart and un break broken, it won't happen It's love that breaks the seal of always thinking you would be Real happy and healthy, strong and calm Where does the good go Where does the good go Look me in the eye and tell me you don't find me attractive Look me in the heart and tell me you won't go Look me in the eye and promise no love's like our love Look me in the heart and un break broken, it won't happen it's love that breaks the seal of always thinking you would be Real, happy and healthy, strong and calm, Where does the good go Where does the good go Correcting wrong lyrics Fixing missing lines Removing extra lines Updating to official version Switching between clean/explicit (official) Fixing line breaks or spacing Correcting stanza/section order Removing unofficial annotations or brackets Correcting punctuation or capitalization Fixing spelling/typo errors Removing non-lyric content Standardizing formatting Other (explain below) Lyrics saved successfully! Thanks! These lyrics are currently locked and can only be edited by moderators and administrators. You must be logged in to edit lyrics. Unable to save lyrics. Please try again. Lyrics cannot contain links. Lyric edit submitted successfully and is pending approval. Approvals usually take 24 hours. Edit Cancel Editing Tips Keep it true to the song

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This song definitely seems to come from a person who is expressing an internal dialogue. Whether a real or imagined relationship, a sea of mixed emotions is experienced by this person whose heart is broken for some reason or another (not necessarily with another person). For anyone who has been devastated by heartbreak can definitely relate in their own unique way. Therefore, whatever Tegan & Sara originally intended is irrelevant, their gift of song writing articulates a more universal perspective and not pure narrative.

To me the song can have three general meanings:

1. Self defeat over a lost ambition or dream
2. The end of a relationship- real or desired (and subsequently rejected)
3. The dying of a great love, and the bereaved one's grief expressed

Verse: Where do you go with your broken heart in tow What do you do with the left over you And how do you know when to let go Where does the good go Where does the good go

To see the meaning of a broken dream or ambition, watch "Being Erica- Episode 1 season 1". It could be asking a rhetorical question of "Where does the good of a relationship go?" or "where does the good of me go with what is left over after a heart break?" Expressing the bereaved one's grief upon the dying lover, and raging futilely against the inevitable- asking the universe where has all the good gone and unable to let their lover pass on ("how do you know when to let go")

Next: Look me in the eye and tell me you don't find me attractive Look me in the heart and tell me you won't go Look me in the eye and promise no love's like our love Look me in the heart and unbreak broken, it won't happen

A challenge to the self to pick up the pieces. It's a challenge to an ex-lover or to the one rejecting a potential relationship Possibly even a cry to a lover passing on to reaffirm their love; with death causing the broken heart.

Chorus: It's love that leaves and breaks the seal Of always thinking you would be Real happy and healthy, strong and calm Where does the good go Where does the good go

A self examination of realizing defeat in losing self-love and assessing the wreckage the bubble of lost love bursts the idealism of a perfect happy relationship Mourning the death of a relationship of someone who has actually passed (more literal)

Verse: Where do you go when you're in love and the world knows How do you live so happily while I am sad and broken down What do you say it's up for grabs Now that you're on your way down Where does the good go Where does the good go

general disillusionment with how other's perceive you and happy when the table's turn, knowing deep down inside that's not a charitable sentiment rejected lover publicly exposed and at first angered by the other's happiness, now crowing jubilantly over their new misfortune... a wry acknowledgment that the good in the self isn't really there with the joy expressed over the other's downfall Anger at other lover's in the streets expressing love when their love has passed on, and delighting when other's relationships break apart to share in the grief... once again knowing deep down inside that's not a charitable sentiment

This song definitely seems to come from a person who is expressing an internal dialogue. Whether a real or imagined relationship, a sea of mixed emotions is experienced by this person whose heart is broken for some reason or another (not necessarily with another person). For anyone who has been devastated by heartbreak can definitely relate in their own unique way. Therefore, whatever Tegan & Sara originally intended is irrelevant, their gift of song writing articulates a more universal perspective and not pure narrative. To me the song can have three general meanings: 1) Self defeat over a lost ambition or dream 2) The end of a relationship- real or desired (and subsequently rejected) 3) The dying of a great love, and the bereaved one's grief expressed Verse: Where do you go with your broken heart in tow What do you do with the left over you And how do you know when to let go Where does the good go Where does the good go >> To see the meaning of a broken dream or ambition, watch "Being Erica- Episode 1 season 1". >> It could be asking a rhetorical question of "Where does the good of a relationship go?" or "where does the good of me go with what is left over after a heart break?" >> Expressing the bereaved one's grief upon the dying lover, and raging futilely against the inevitable- asking the universe where has all the good gone and unable to let their lover pass on ("how do you know when to let go") Next: Look me in the eye and tell me you don't find me attractive Look me in the heart and tell me you won't go Look me in the eye and promise no love's like our love Look me in the heart and unbreak broken, it won't happen >> A challenge to the self to pick up the pieces. >> It's a challenge to an ex-lover or to the one rejecting a potential relationship >> Possibly even a cry to a lover passing on to reaffirm their love; with death causing the broken heart. Chorus: It's love that leaves and breaks the seal Of always thinking you would be Real happy and healthy, strong and calm Where does the good go Where does the good go >> A self examination of realizing defeat in losing self-love and assessing the wreckage >> the bubble of lost love bursts the idealism of a perfect happy relationship >> Mourning the death of a relationship of someone who has actually passed (more literal) Verse: Where do you go when you're in love and the world knows How do you live so happily while I am sad and broken down What do you say it's up for grabs Now that you're on your way down Where does the good go Where does the good go >> general disillusionment with how other's perceive you and happy when the table's turn, knowing deep down inside that's not a charitable sentiment >> rejected lover publicly exposed and at first angered by the other's happiness, now crowing jubilantly over their new misfortune... a wry acknowledgment that the good in the self isn't really there with the joy expressed over the other's downfall >> Anger at other lover's in the streets expressing love when their love has passed on, and delighting when other's relationships break apart to share in the grief... once again knowing deep down inside that's not a charitable sentiment Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +2 Users: Reply · 0 Share by rollingoveryou 21y ago

Love. It reminded me of Willow and Tara from Buffy the Vampire Slayer the TV Show so that's all the thoughts I can make. It's like your partner it comes in a box that says: ''Fragile! Handle with care!"

Love. It reminded me of Willow and Tara from Buffy the Vampire Slayer the TV Show so that's all the thoughts I can make. It's like your partner it comes in a box that says: ''Fragile! Handle with care!" Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +1 Users: Reply · 0 Share by JesAnne 15y ago

This song was seriously the theme song of my break up a few years ago... It's awful when the other person seems so happy and got over you so easily while your left thinking, "how the f did this even happen?!"

This song was seriously the theme song of my break up a few years ago... It's awful when the other person seems so happy and got over you so easily while your left thinking, "how the f did this even happen?!" Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +1 Users: Reply · 0 Share by karaer 14y ago

This song is pretty obviously a breakup song... but I really think whats important about it is that it is reflecting on a relationship, all of which have both good and bad parts, and wondering literally where all the good things go when its over. After a breakup, especially if 2 people really loved each other, they tend to HATE each other and feel really bitter. where does the good go? how can you love someone and then after you break up can there be so much ugliness? More importantly, i think the song is about that moment when your partner fully resolves that its over, especially when you haven't.

"look me in the heart and unbreak broken, it wont happen its love that leaves and breaks the seal"

in my experience, theres this moment when you break up with someone you love and have been dating for years, and after all the fights you've had you never actually expect the other person to finally decide that it's over. You just want to make up like you do every other time you fight. But something has changed in their heart- the love has left and no matter how much you beg them to to forgive you or get over it like every time... something has changed and you have to accept that for them, it's over.

This song is pretty obviously a breakup song... but I really think whats important about it is that it is reflecting on a relationship, all of which have both good and bad parts, and wondering literally where all the good things go when its over. After a breakup, especially if 2 people really loved each other, they tend to HATE each other and feel really bitter. where does the good go? how can you love someone and then after you break up can there be so much ugliness? More importantly, i think the song is about that moment when your partner fully resolves that its over, especially when you haven't. "look me in the heart and unbreak broken, it wont happen its love that leaves and breaks the seal" in my experience, theres this moment when you break up with someone you love and have been dating for years, and after all the fights you've had you never actually expect the other person to finally decide that it's over. You just want to make up like you do every other time you fight. But something has changed in their heart- the love has left and no matter how much you beg them to to forgive you or get over it like every time... something has changed and you have to accept that for them, it's over. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +1 Users: Reply · 1 Share by Gumtree55 14y ago

I think you've summed up this song better than anyone else I've ever seen try :)

I think you've summed up this song better than anyone else I've ever seen try :)

I think you've summed up this song better than anyone else I've ever seen try :) Reason: Edit Cancel by iheartmym0m 21y ago

how do you live so happily while i am sad and broken down?

where DOES the good go...

how do you live so happily while i am sad and broken down? where DOES the good go... Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 1 Share by bbetts 15y ago

what does this song even mean? Is it good or bad? like the meaning

what does this song even mean? Is it good or bad? like the meaning

what does this song even mean? Is it good or bad? like the meaning Reason: Edit Cancel by mcrlover08 21y ago

THIS SONG IS GREAT AND I CANT BELIEVE IT ONLY HAS TWO COMMENTS WELL ANYWAYS THE PART THAT REALLY GETS TO ME IS WHEN THEY THE SING... "Look me in the eye and tell me you don't find me attractive Look me in the heart and tell me you won't go Look me in the eye and promise no love's like our love Look me in the heart and un break broken, it won't happen"

THAT PART GOT MY ATTENTION THE FIRST TIME I HEARD IT ON THIS SHOW "GREY'S ACADEMY"

AWESOME SONG..

THIS SONG IS GREAT AND I CANT BELIEVE IT ONLY HAS TWO COMMENTS WELL ANYWAYS THE PART THAT REALLY GETS TO ME IS WHEN THEY THE SING... "Look me in the eye and tell me you don't find me attractive Look me in the heart and tell me you won't go Look me in the eye and promise no love's like our love Look me in the heart and un break broken, it won't happen" THAT PART GOT MY ATTENTION THE FIRST TIME I HEARD IT ON THIS SHOW "GREY'S ACADEMY" AWESOME SONG.. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share by kaleidoscopeeyes8 20y ago

They were just as good before they were on Grey's Anatomy.

They were just as good before they were on Grey's Anatomy. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share by drinkup-babydoll 20y ago

Really, I didn't even find out this song was on Grey ANATOMY until the other day. Tegan & Sara are awesome, and I adore this song.

Really, I didn't even find out this song was on Grey ANATOMY until the other day. Tegan & Sara are awesome, and I adore this song. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share by bridget21 20y ago

my favorite part is actually right after that part you guys liked... "it's love that leaves and breaks the seal of always thinking you would be happy and healthy, strong and calm" and grey's anatomy is an AMAZING show... its about a breakup and the world not being perfect anymore

my favorite part is actually right after that part you guys liked... "it's love that leaves and breaks the seal of always thinking you would be happy and healthy, strong and calm" and grey's anatomy is an AMAZING show... its about a breakup and the world not being perfect anymore Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share by coppolov 20y ago

there's this video with tegan and sara singing where does the good go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjg_5taQASk&search=tegan%20and%20sara that made like it even more. they'ro so cool and talented. and funny. i really like them.

there's this video with tegan and sara singing where does the good go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjg_5taQASk&search=tegan%20and%20sara that made like it even more. they'ro so cool and talented. and funny. i really like them. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share 123...56Next »

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