First Taste of Gone
Josh Ross Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴I′m hating how it feels to walk in here without you tonight
I'm kinda wishing this was just another one of those fights
That we were still running in circles, yeah

We say some things we regret, and then we work it out
You go and walk out the door, but then you turn around
It never felt like the end, but this is different now
This is different now

′Cause baby, tonight, this shade of red neon's feeling wrong
When you're 700 miles away, moving on
And I′m sitting here missing you, sipping this 80 proof
Getting my first taste of gone

Uh-oh, uh-oh, oh

I never thought we′d ever get to our last goodbye
When it was broken, we'd fix it, you would talk, I would listen
We both give in, you wind up spending the night
But girl, this is different

′Cause baby, tonight, this shade of red neon's feeling wrong
When you′re 700 miles away, moving on
And I'm sitting here missing you, sipping this 80 proof
Getting my first taste of gone

Uh-oh-oh

We say some things we regret, and then we work it out
You go and walk out the door, I wish you turn around
It never felt like the end, but this is different now
This is different now

′Cause baby, tonight, this shade of red neon's feeling wrong
When you're 700 miles away, moving on
And I′m sitting here missing you, sipping this 80 proof
Getting my first taste of gone

Uh-oh, uh-oh, oh
I′m getting my first taste of gone

Overall Meaning

The song "First Taste of Gone" by Josh Ross talks about the feelings of missing someone after a breakup. The lyrics in the first verse reveal the singer's frustration as he walks into a place without his ex-partner, wishing that their separation was temporary instead of permanent. However, in the second verse, he acknowledges that this particular breakup feels different, highlighting that past arguments and fights between them always resulted in making amends, but not in this case.

The chorus expresses the pain of missing someone who has moved on and is far away, while the bridge highlights how their past disagreements used to end in reunions, but this time, it's different. Overall, the song seems to be about the realization that things have changed for the worse in a relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

I′m hating how it feels to walk in here without you tonight
The singer is filled with negative emotions as they enter a place without their partner.

I'm kinda wishing this was just another one of those fights
The singer wishes that their current situation with their partner is just another typical argument.

That we were still running in circles, yeah
The singer wants to return to the past when things were less complicated with their partner.

We say some things we regret, and then we work it out
The singer and their partner have had their fair share of disagreements but have always found a way to reconcile.

You go and walk out the door, but then you turn around
The singer's partner leaves but ultimately returns after reconsidering their actions.

It never felt like the end, but this is different now
Although the singer and their partner have had arguments before, this time, things feel more serious and consequential.

′Cause baby, tonight, this shade of red neon's feeling wrong
The lighting of the location where the singer is, doesn't deliver the same feeling as it does when their partner is with them.

When you're 700 miles away, moving on
The singer's partner is physically distant and starting to move on from the relationship.

And I′m sitting here missing you, sipping this 80 proof
The singer is passively feeling the impact of their partner's absence while drinking a strong alcoholic beverage.

Getting my first taste of gone
The singer finally understands what it's like to have their partner completely gone and out of their life.

We both give in, you wind up spending the night
In the past, the singer and their partner were able to compromise and comfort each other after arguments, leading to them staying the night together.

But girl, this is different
The current situation with the partner is different from what the singer is used to, and it seems that a split is inevitable.

Writer(s): Mason Thornley, Josh Ross

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