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So I have these lyrics ([source](http://www.lyrical-
nonsense.com/lyrics/aimer/kataomoi/)):

> ...君が僕を忘れてしまっても ちょっと辛いけど… それでもいいから

I completely understand that line, but this one is troubling me

> 僕より先に どこか遠くに 旅立つことは 絶対 許さないから

I thought maybe it would parse like this

> 僕より先にどこか - Somewhere before me
>
> 遠くに旅立つことは絶対許さないから - The fact that you go away from me is unforgivable

And everything would be:

> It's unforgivable that you go away from me, right before my eyes.

(I'm not sure if 先にどこか遠くに should be together or not)
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僕より先に どこか遠くに 旅立つことは 絶対 許さないから
I would parse it this way:

> ｛僕より先に｝｛どこか遠くに｝旅立つことは｛絶対｝許さないから

僕より先に (before me; before I do) and どこか遠くに (somewhere far away) both modify
旅立つ.

「Vことは許さない」(を in 「Vことを許さない」 is replaced by は) means "don't allow (someone) to
do~~"

Put together,

"I'll never allow you to leave for somewhere far away before I do."

... I think 遠くに旅立つ implies "pass away" here.
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