The Last Time – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
(gentle music)
♪ Find myself at your door ♪
♪ Just like all those times before ♪
♪ I'm not sure how I got there ♪
♪ All roads, they lead me here ♪
♪ I imagine you are home ♪
♪ In your room, all alone ♪
♪ And you open your eyes into mine ♪
♪ And everything feels better ♪
♪ And right before your eyes ♪
♪ I'm breaking ♪
♪ No past, no reasons why ♪
♪ Just you and me ♪
♪ This is the last time I'm asking you this ♪
♪ Put my name at the top of your list ♪
♪ This is the last time I'm asking you why ♪
♪ You break my heart in the blink of an eye, eye, eye ♪
♪ You find yourself at my door ♪
♪ Just like all those times before ♪
♪ You wear your best apology ♪
♪ But I was there to watch you leave ♪
♪ And all the times I let you in ♪
♪ Just for you to go again ♪
♪ Disappear when you come back ♪
♪ Everything is better ♪
♪ And right before your eyes ♪
♪ I'm aching ♪
♪ Run fast, nowhere to hide ♪
♪ Just you and me ♪
♪ This is the last time I'm asking you this ♪
♪ Put my name at the top of your list ♪
♪ This is the last time I'm asking you why ♪
♪ You break my heart in the blink of an eye, eye, eye ♪
♪ This is the last time you tell me I've got it wrong ♪
♪ This is the last time I say it's been you all along ♪
♪ This is the last time I let you in my door ♪
♪ This is the last time, I won't hurt you anymore ♪
♪ Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh ♪
♪ Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh ♪
♪ This is the last time I'm asking you this ♪
♪ Put my name at the top of your list ♪
♪ This is the last time I'm asking you why ♪
♪ You break my heart in the blink of an eye ♪
♪ This is the last time I'm asking you this ♪
♪ Time I'm asking you this, time I'm asking you this ♪
♪ This is the last time I'm asking you this ♪
♪ Time I'm asking you this ♪
♪ Time I'm asking you this ♪
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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find /faɪnd/ A2 |
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break /breɪk/ B1 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A2 |
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ask /æsk/ A1 |
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time /taɪm/ A1 |
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alone /əˈloʊn/ B1 |
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better /ˈbɛtər/ A2 |
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list /lɪst/ A2 |
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road /roʊd/ A1 |
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imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ B1 |
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watch /wɑːtʃ/ A2 |
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come /kʌm/ A1 |
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disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/ B2 |
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ache /eɪk/ B2 |
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reason /ˈriːzən/ B1 |
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top /tɑːp/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I'm not sure how I got there.
➔ Indirect question
➔ This sentence uses an indirect question: "how I got there." Instead of a direct question like "How did I get there?", it's embedded within the statement "I'm not sure."
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All roads, they lead me here.
➔ Use of a pronoun for emphasis/clarification (informal)
➔ The pronoun "they" after "All roads" is slightly redundant grammatically, but used for emphasis or poetic effect. In more formal writing, it would simply be "All roads lead me here."
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I imagine you are home.
➔ That clause omitted
➔ The word "that" is omitted from the sentence. The full sentence could be written as "I imagine *that* you are home."
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Just for you to go again.
➔ For + object pronoun + to-infinitive
➔ This construction indicates purpose or reason. It describes why the speaker let the other person in: *just* for them "to go again". The "for + object pronoun + to-infinitive" structure specifies the subject of the infinitive verb.
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This is the last time I'm asking you this.
➔ Present continuous for future arrangement
➔ The present continuous tense ("I'm asking") is used to express a firm intention or pre-arranged future action. It suggests a decision has been made and the speaker is committed to it.
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Put my name at the top of your list.
➔ Imperative mood
➔ This is a direct command or request. The subject ("you") is implied but not explicitly stated.
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You break my heart in the blink of an eye.
➔ Idiomatic expression
➔ "In the blink of an eye" is an idiom meaning very quickly or instantaneously.
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This is the last time you tell me I've got it wrong.
➔ Present perfect tense (I've got)
➔ "I've got" is a contraction of "I have got", which is equivalent to "I have". The present perfect tense emphasizes a connection between the past and the present. It suggests that the speaker's understanding is currently incorrect, but this has been ongoing.