Lyrics & Translation
Explore the raw emotions and relatable themes of 'The Last Song' by The All-American Rejects. This pop-punk anthem, with its straightforward yet evocative lyrics, offers a compelling way to engage with English vocabulary related to personal change and moving forward. Its accessible narrative about independence and leaving the past behind makes it a great song for language learners to connect with emotionally while building their English comprehension.
[English]
[RADIO STATIC]♪ THIS MAY BE THE LAST THING THAT I WRITE FOR LONG ♪
♪ CAN YOU HEAR ME SMILING WHEN I SING THIS SONG ♪
♪ FOR YOU ♪
♪ AND ONLY YOU ♪
♪ AS I LEAVE, WILL YOU BE SOMEONE TO SAY GOODBYE? ♪
♪ AS I LEAVE, WILL YOU BE SOMEONE TO WIPE YOUR EYE? ♪
♪ MY FOOT IS OUT THE DOOR ♪
♪ AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME NOW ♪
♪ YOU WANTED THE BEST, IT WASN'T ME ♪
♪ WILL YOU GIVE IT BACK? AND I'LL TAKE THE LEAD ♪
♪ WHEN THERE'S NO MORE ROOM TO MAKE IT GROW ♪
♪ I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN, YOU'LL PRETEND YOU'RE NAÏVE ♪
♪ IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? IS THIS WHAT YOU NEED? ♪
♪ HOW DO YOU END UP? LET ME KNOW ♪
♪ AS I GO ♪
♪ REMEMBER ALL THE SIMPLE THINGS YOU KNOW ♪
♪ MY MIND IS JUST A CRUTCH AND I STILL HOPE ♪
♪ THAT YOU WILL MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪
♪ THIS IS THE LAST SONG ♪
♪ SOMEHOW I KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE THIS WAY ♪
♪ SOMEHOW I KNEW THAT IT WOULD SLOWLY FADE ♪
♪ NOW I AM GONE ♪
♪ JUST TRY AND STOP ME NOW ♪
♪ YOU WANTED THE BEST, BUT IT WASN'T ME ♪
♪ WILL YOU GIVE IT BACK? NOW I'LL TAKE THE LEAD ♪
♪ WHEN THERE'S NO MORE ROOM TO MAKE IT GROW ♪
♪ I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN, YOU'LL PRETEND YOU'RE NAÏVE ♪
♪ IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? IS THIS WHAT YOU NEED? ♪
♪ HOW DO YOU END UP? LET ME KNOW ♪
♪ AS I GO ♪
♪ REMEMBER ALL THE SIMPLE THINGS YOU KNOW ♪
♪ MY MIND IS JUST A CRUTCH AND I STILL HOPE ♪
♪ THAT YOU WILL MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪
♪ THIS IS THE LAST SONG ♪
♪♪♪
♪ WILL YOU NEED ME NOW? ♪
♪ YOU'LL FIND A WAY SOMEHOW ♪
♪ YOU WANT IT TOO ♪
♪ I WANT IT TOO ♪
♪♪♪
♪ AS I GO ♪
♪ REMEMBER ALL THE SIMPLE THINGS YOU KNOW ♪
♪ MY MIND IS JUST A CRUTCH AND I STILL HOPE ♪
♪ THAT YOU WILL MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪
♪ THE LAST SONG ♪
♪ AS I GO ♪
♪ REMEMBER ALL THE SIMPLE THINGS YOU KNOW ♪
♪ MY MIND IS JUST A CRUTCH AND I STILL HOPE ♪
♪ THAT YOU WILL MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪
♪ THIS IS THE LAST SONG ♪
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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♪ THIS **MAY** BE THE LAST THING THAT I WRITE FOR LONG ♪
➔ Modal Verb (May)
➔ The modal verb "may" expresses possibility or likelihood.
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♪ CAN YOU **HEAR** ME SMILING WHEN I SING THIS SONG ♪
➔ Bare Infinitive (Hear)
➔ The verb "hear" is followed by the bare infinitive "hear" after the auxiliary verb "can".
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♪ AS I **LEAVE**, WILL YOU BE SOMEONE TO SAY GOODBYE?
➔ Present Simple (Leave) + Future with 'Will'
➔ Present simple is used here to express a future action in a conditional clause and the main clause uses the future tense 'will'.
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♪ YOU **WANTED** THE BEST, IT **WASN'T** ME ♪
➔ Past Simple Tense
➔ The past simple is used to describe completed actions or states in the past.
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♪ **WILL** YOU GIVE IT BACK? AND I'LL TAKE THE LEAD ♪
➔ Future Tense (Will)
➔ 'Will' is used to express future actions or intentions.
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♪ WHEN THERE'S **NO MORE** ROOM TO MAKE IT GROW ♪
➔ Quantifier (No More)
➔ "No more" indicates the absence or end of something, in this case, the lack of space.
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♪ I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN, YOU'LL **PRETEND** YOU'RE NAÏVE ♪
➔ Verb in Simple Present (Pretend)
➔ The verb "pretend" is used in the simple present tense to describe a general action or state.
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♪ HOW DO YOU END **UP**? LET ME KNOW ♪
➔ Phrasal Verb (End Up)
➔ The phrasal verb "end up" means to eventually be in a particular situation or place.
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♪ MY MIND IS JUST A CRUTCH **AND** I STILL HOPE ♪
➔ Coordinating Conjunction (And)
➔ "And" joins two clauses of equal grammatical rank, connecting two related ideas.
