A Beautiful Life

from Greetings and Goodbyes by Greetings and Goodbyes

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 USD or more
Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

A BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Greetings and Goodbyes

verse 1
we made some plans for the future, but they didn’t work out
we tried to live in the fast lane, but we had some doubt
oh would we just become so much like everyone?
we didn’t want to know
we thought, “let’s create our own world, a place that we’ll make home”

chorus 1
so we’re building a beautiful life,
we’re building a beautiful life
it’s clever and charming, lovely and darling, full of wonder and delight
what a life

verse 2
we bought a house in the city, on a tree-lined street
we dreamed of how we would make it a whimsical retreat
we said, “let’s paint it white to make the rooms look bright, and sand the wooden floors”
we knew this house would be better than all the ones before

chorus 2
‘cuz we’re building a beautiful life,
we’re building a beautiful life
it’s clever and charming, lovely and darling, full of wonder and delight
what a life

bridge
let’s raise up the curtains to a greater height
let’s put out the pillows with the purple stripes
let’s play all our records late into the night
let’s have a wonderful life
let’s dress up in style for the gathering
we’ll play the piano and the tambourine
we’ll tell all our stories late into the night
let’s have a wonderful life

chorus 3
we’re building a beautiful life,
we’re building a beautiful life
it’s clever and charming, lovely and darling, full of wonder and delight
it’s sweetly orchestrated, something we created,
sculpted like a work of art
it’s finely decorated, carefully curated,
please don’t let it fall apart
what a life, what a life, what a life, oh-oh-oh-oh
what a life, what a life, what a life, oh-oh-oh-oh

credits

from Greetings and Goodbyes, released February 12, 2019

license

about

Greetings and Goodbyes Nashville, Tennessee

Greetings and Goodbyes is the new sound of dream pop, handcrafted in Nashville, Tennessee.

contact / help

Contact Greetings and Goodbyes

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Greetings and Goodbyes, you may also like:

not forever
by Tram Cops

This Melbourne group craft irresistible bedroom pop with bouncy synths and soft vocals that sweeten serious subject matter. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 5, 2018
go to album
i burnt all my letters (deluxe)
by themme fatale

Recorded over the space of a year, the vivid pop songs on the latest from themme fatale match sugary hooks with diaristic lyrics. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 13, 2022
go to album
Hideaway EP
by John Mark Nelson

Beautiful folk-derived songs on the new EP from John Mark Nelson center yearning melodies and gentle arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 10, 2022
go to album
Of Time, Part III
by New Spell

Darkly dramatic synth-pop with airy vocals that paint a grim but still hopeful portrait of our present day. Bandcamp New & Notable May 26, 2020
go to album
Introducing...C.B. Blues
by C.B. Blues

Surreal robopop from C.B. Blues assembled from gleaming guitars and layer upon layer of dreamy synths. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 12, 2023
go to album
Coping Fantasies
by Power Plush

Power Plush wind catchy candyfloss melodies around a wiry post-punk base for an irresistible indie pop sound. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 14, 2023
go to album
Lost & Found
by Sugar World

Sugar World (members of Naps) make fizzy twee pop with acerbic charm and wry hooks. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 29, 2022
go to album