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Slipped Away

Song · 2004 · Avril Lavigne (co-written with Chantal Kreviazuk; produced by Raine Maida) · from the album Under My Skin

For the goodbye you never got to say. Slipped Away. 🕊️

Who it's for

Written in honour of Lavigne's grandfather, whom she didn't get to say goodbye to because she was on tour, the song speaks directly to the guilt of a missed farewell.

Sad→Released (Catharsis)

Feelings it meets

What it is

"Slipped Away" is the closing track of Avril Lavigne's 2004 album Under My Skin, co-written with Chantal Kreviazuk and produced by Raine Maida. Lavigne wrote it in honour of her grandfather, whom she was unable to say goodbye to before he died because of her tour schedule.

Where to find it

Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available).

Before you start

Heads up: Grief over a loved one's death.

Age: Ages 9+

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;Ecclesiastes 3:4, Ecclesiastes 3:4

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