Last Request – English Lyrics

• By: Paolo Nutini
• Album: These Streets

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics of Paolo Nutini's 'Last Request,' a beautiful and emotionally charged song that offers a rich vocabulary for expressing profound feelings of love, loss, and longing. Its clear, evocative language and Nutini's distinctive, soulful vocals make it an excellent choice for English language learners to grasp nuances of emotional expression and idiomatic phrases within a compelling narrative.

[English]

Slow down, lie down

Remember it's just you and me

Don't sell out, bow out

Remember how this used to be

I just want you closer, is that alright?

Baby let's get closer, tonight

Grant my last request and just let me hold you

Don't shrug your shoulders, lay down beside me

Sure I can accept that we're going nowhere

But one last time let's go there, lay down beside me, oh

And I've found that I'm bound

To wander down that one-way road, oh

And I realized all about your lies

But I'm no wiser than the fool that I was before

I just want you closer, is that alright?

Baby let's get closer, tonight

Grant my last request and just let me hold you

Don't shrug your shoulders, lay down beside me

And sure I can accept that we're going nowhere

But one last time let's go there, ooh, lay down beside me, oh

Baby, baby, baby

Tell me how can, how can this be wrong?

Grant my last request and just let me hold you

Don't shrug your shoulders, lay down beside me

Sure I can accept that we're going nowhere

But one last time let's go there, lay down beside me

Grant my last request and just let me hold you

Don't shrug your shoulders, lay down beside me

And sure I can accept that we're going nowhere

But one last time let's go there, lay down beside me

Oh, woah-oh

Yeah, lay down beside

One last time let's go there, lay down beside me

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
remember /rɪˈmem.bər/ B1	verb - to keep something in mind; to recall
request /rɪˈkwɛst/ B2	noun - an act of asking for something verb - to ask for something formally
grant /ɡrӕnt/ B2	verb - to give or allow formally noun - something given, especially money or land
hold /həʊld/ B1	verb - to keep something in one's grasp
shrug /ʃrʌɡ/ C1	verb - to raise the shoulders slightly to express doubt or indifference
wander /ˈwɒn.dər/ B2	verb - to move about without a fixed course, aim, or goal
lie /laɪ/ A2	verb - to be in a horizontal position on a surface noun - a false statement
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or lacks judgment
wiser /ˈwaɪ.zər/ B2	adjective - more wise; having more experience or good judgment
slow /sləʊ/ A1	verb - to move, act, or happen at a reduced speed adjective - not fast; taking a long time
sell /sɛl/ A1	verb - to give something to another person in exchange for money
bow /baʊ/ B1	verb - to bend the upper part of the body forward as a sign of respect or greeting noun - a curved piece of wood used to shoot arrows
accept /əkˈsɛpt/ B1	verb - to receive or agree to something offered
wrong /rɒŋ/ B1	adjective - not correct or true; immoral
closer /ˈkloʊ.zɚ/ B1	adjective - nearer in distance or relationship
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a paved way for vehicles, people, or animals to travel
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues
lies /laɪz/ B1	noun - false statements made with the intention of deceiving
last /læst/ A1	adjective - coming after all others in time or order; final