The Last Time – English Lyrics

• By: The Script

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depth of The Script's "The Last Time" – a compelling track that beautifully articulates the pain of a breakup. Through its clear and heartfelt lyrics, you can learn common English phrases related to love, loss, and difficult goodbyes. The song's relatable narrative and powerful vocal delivery make it a perfect piece for understanding everyday emotional expression and idiomatic language in English, encouraging a deeper connection to the music and its message.

[English]

Why is it so hard to look me in the eye?

Playing with that cross that's on your chain

I know you only ever bite your lip

When it's something you're afraid to say

Is this the last time that I lay my eyes upon you?

Is this the last time that I ever watch you leave?

This is the last thing I would ever have done to ya

This is the last thing that I thought you'd do to me

We said that it would last, but how come it's the last time?

I'm tryna hold your hand, but feeling like my hand's tied

We said we'd be forever, now you'll never ever be mine

We said that it would last, but how come it's the last time?

You practiced leaving many times before

But I guess you'll get it right today

Leaving that ring I gave you in the drawer

But you're taking every single part of me

Is this the last time that I lay my eyes upon you?

Is this the last time that I ever watch you leave?

This is the last thing I would ever have done to ya

This is the last thing that I thought you'd do to me

We said that it would last, but how come it's the last time?

I'm tryna hold your hand, but feeling like my hand's tied

We said we'd be forever, now you'll never ever be mine

We said that it would last, but how come it's the last time?

I think of that first kiss

That lead to the first night

Whoa, whoa

I think of that first kiss

That lead to the first fight

Whoa, whoa

You said that it would last, but how come it's the last time?

I'm tryna hold your hand, but feeling like my hand's tied

We always said we'd be forever, now you'll never ever be mine

We said that it would last, but how come it's the last time?

I think of that first kiss

That lead to the first night

Whoa, whoa

I think of that first kiss

That lead to the first fight

Whoa, whoa

We said that it would last, but how come it's the last time?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
last /læst/ A1	adjective - final, coming after all others verb - to continue for a period of time
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - a touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours
fight /faɪt/ A1	noun - a physical confrontation or struggle verb - to take part in a violent struggle
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of the arm
leaving /ˈliːvɪŋ/ A2	verb - to go away from a place
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to have in one's hands
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
bite /baɪt/ A1	verb - to use the teeth to cut into something
chain /tʃeɪn/ A2	noun - a series of connected metal links
ring /rɪŋ/ A1	noun - a small circular band worn on a finger
forever /fərˈevər/ B1	adverb - for all future time
first /fɜːrst/ A1	adjective - coming before all others in time or order
done /dʌn/ A2	verb - completed or finished
thought /θɔːt/ B1	noun - an idea or opinion verb - past tense of think

Key Grammar Structures

• Why is it so hard to look me in the eye?

  ➔ Impersonal 'it' with adjective + to-infinitive

  ➔ The pronoun "it" is used as a placeholder subject, referring to the difficulty of the action "to look me in the eye."

• When it's something you're afraid to say

  ➔ Adjective + to-infinitive (afraid to do something)

  ➔ The adjective "afraid" is followed by the "to-infinitive" "to say" to express what someone is fearful or hesitant to do.

• Is this the last time that I lay my eyes upon you?

  ➔ Relative clause with 'that'

  ➔ "That" introduces a relative clause that modifies "the last time," specifying which particular 'last time' it is.

• This is the last thing I would ever have done to ya

  ➔ Third Conditional / Past perfect modal ('would have done')

  ➔ "Would have done" expresses a hypothetical action or outcome in the past that did not happen. Here, it conveys that the speaker would *never* have done this to the other person.

• I'm tryna hold your hand, but feeling like my hand's tied

  ➔ Informal contraction ('tryna') and idiomatic expression ('feeling like')

  ➔ "Tryna" is an informal contraction of "trying to." "Feeling like" introduces a comparison or a strong sensation, here implying a sense of helplessness, as if one's hands are literally tied.

• We said we'd be forever, now you'll never ever be mine

  ➔ Contraction 'we'd' (we would) and intensifier 'never ever'

  ➔ "We'd" is a contraction of "we would," often used in reported speech or to express past intentions. "Never ever" is an intensifier, making "never" stronger and more emphatic.

• You practiced leaving many times before

  ➔ Verb + gerund (practice + -ing)

  ➔ The verb "practiced" is followed by a gerund ("leaving") to indicate the action that was practiced.

• But you're taking every single part of me

  ➔ Intensifier 'every single'

  ➔ "Every single" is used to emphasize that *each and every* part is being taken, leaving nothing behind. It adds a strong sense of completeness to 'every'.

• That lead to the first night

  ➔ Phrasal verb 'lead to'

  ➔ The phrasal verb "lead to" means to result in, cause, or be the path to something. Here, the first kiss was the cause or origin of the first night.

• We said that it would last, but how come it's the last time?

  ➔ Informal expression 'how come'

  ➔ "How come" is an informal way to ask "why." Unlike "why," it is typically followed by a subject-verb order (e.g., "how come it's") rather than inverted word order.