Some songs are not written—they are felt, carved out of the tender spaces where love once lived, now hollowed by absence. Michael Learns to Rock mastered this quiet art, crafting melodies that didn’t just resonate in the ears but settled deep within the heart, like an ache you never fully recover from.
Among their many timeless ballads, “That’s Why You Go Away” is not just a song; it’s an emotional autopsy—a dissection of a love that couldn’t survive despite every attempt to hold it together. It speaks not of betrayal or fury, but of something far more unbearable: the slow, quiet fading of affection, the realization that sometimes love is not enough to make someone stay.
“Baby, won’t you tell me why there is sadness in your eyes
I don’t wanna say goodbye to you.”
These opening lines aren’t just words—they’re the last fragile thread holding two people together. There’s no dramatic plea, no desperate confrontation, just the bewilderment of someone watching love slip through their fingers, powerless to stop it. It’s the sound of a heart breaking in real-time, not with shouts but with whispers.
The song’s brilliance lies in its simplicity. There’s no complex metaphor to shield the pain, no lyrical acrobatics to dress it up. It’s raw, unfiltered grief—“Love is one big illusion I should try to forget, but there is something left in my head.” Isn’t that the cruelest part of heartbreak? That even when the person is gone, their memories remain—ghosts haunting the empty spaces they’ve left behind.
Jascha Richter’s voice is the perfect vessel for this pain—soft yet piercing, tender yet resolute. He doesn’t just sing the words; he lives them, as if each note carries the weight of a goodbye he never wanted to say. The gentle rise and fall of the melody mirrors the emotional tides—the moments when you think you’re okay, only to be pulled under again by a sudden memory.
“I won’t forget the way you’re kissing,
The feeling’s so strong, were lasting for so long,
But I’m not the man your heart is missing,
That’s why you go away, I know.”
There’s a brutal clarity here—a painful acceptance that love isn’t always mutual, that sometimes the depth of your feelings can’t fill the emptiness in someone else’s heart. This isn’t just about loss; it’s about the harsh truth that you can give someone everything and still not be enough.
For you, and for many who hold this song close, it’s more than just a melody—it’s a mirror reflecting the parts of ourselves we rarely confront. It’s the soundtrack to silent drives, tear-streaked nights, and the aching spaces where words fail. It doesn’t offer comfort, only companionship—a reminder that you’re not alone in your heartbreak, that somewhere out there, someone else has felt the same ache, the same emptiness.
But maybe that’s the power of “That’s Why You Go Away.” It doesn’t try to heal the wound. It simply sits with you in the dark, whispering, “I know.”
And that’s why it stays.
The Art of Letting Go – A Tribute to Michael Learns to Rock and “That’s Why You Go Away”
Some songs are written, but some are felt,
Carved from spaces where love once dwelt.
Michael Learns to Rock, in sorrow’s key,
Wove melodies of pure poetry.
No thunders roar, no tempests cry,
Just echoes soft of love’s goodbye.
A touch, a whisper, a silent stare,
A heart still beating—yet love’s not there.
“Baby, won’t you tell me why,”
A voice so fragile, a last goodbye.
No plea for mercy, no bitter fight,
Just love dissolving into night.
No metaphors to mask the pain,
Just truth laid bare in sweet refrain.
“Love is one big illusion,” they say,
Yet its ghost lingers, won’t fade away.
Jascha sings with profound sorrow,
A voice that mourns yet remains composed.
Soft yet incisive, earnest and sincere,
A parting enveloped in somber hues.
“I won’t forget the way you’re kissing,”
The warmth remains, though love is missing.
But giving all was not enough,
For hearts untouched, love’s touch is rough.
This song, a reflection of our past,
Echoes the love that was never meant to endure.
No commitments were offered to soothe the ache,
Only the silent touch that sorrow invokes.
And thus it remains, a melody, a companion,
That treads alongside us until the final breath.
No remedy, no resolution, no way out,
Only murmurs—I understand, amidst sorrow’s hold.
LYRICS……
Baby won’t you tell me why there is sadness in your eyes
I don’t wanna say goodbye to you
Love is one big illusion I should try to forget
But there is something left in my head
You’re the one who set it up now you’re the one to make it stop
I’m the one who’s feeling lost right now
Now you want me to forget every little thing you said
But there is something left in my head
I won’t forget the way you’re kissing
The feeling’s so strong were lasting for so long
But I’m not the man your heart is missing
That’s why you go away I know
You were never satisfied no matter how I tried
Now you wanna say goodbye to me
Love is one big illusion I should try to forget
But there is something left in my head
I won’t forget the way you’re kissing
The feeling’s so strong were lasting for so long
But I’m not the man your heart is missing
That’s why you go away I know
Sitting here all alone in the middle of nowhere
Don’t know which way to go
There ain’t so much to say now between us
There ain’t so much for you
There ain’t so much for me anymore
I won’t forget the way you’re kissing
The feeling’s so strong were lasting for so long
But I’m not the man your heart is missing
That’s why you go away I know
That’s why you go away I know
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