Last Kiss
Eternal Love's Farewell: Last Kiss by Cœur de Pirate
Lyrics
Oh, where oh where can my baby be?
The singer wonders about the whereabouts of their baby.
The Lord took her away from me
Expresses the belief that a higher power (the Lord) has taken the baby away.
She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good
The baby has gone to heaven, and the singer feels a need to be virtuous to reunite in the afterlife.
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.
The singer contemplates the necessity of leading a good life to see their baby again after death.
We were out on a date in my daddy's car
Recalls a date in the singer's father's car with the baby.
We hadn't driven very far
They hadn't traveled far when a car ahead stalled, setting the stage for a tragic event.
There in the road, up straight ahead
Describes an obstacle in the road ahead.
A car was stalled, the engine was dead
Details the situation of a stalled car with a dead engine.
I couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right
The singer couldn't avoid the obstacle and swerved to the right.
I'll never forget the sound that night
Recollects the unforgettable sound on that tragic night.
The screamin' tires, the bustin' glass
Depicts the chaotic scene with screeching tires and breaking glass.
The painful scream that I heard last.
Refers to a painful scream heard during the accident.
Oh, where oh where can my baby be?
Repeats the singer's lamentation about the missing baby.
The Lord took her away from me
Reiterates the belief that the Lord took the baby to heaven.
She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good
Reemphasizes the need for the singer to be good to reunite with the baby in the afterlife.
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.
Repeats the desire to see the baby again after death.
When I woke up, the rain was pourin' down
Describes waking up to rain, indicating a somber atmosphere.
There were people standing all around
People surround the singer, suggesting a tragic event with witnesses.
Something warm runnin' in my eyes
Portrays the emotional impact with tears running down the singer's face.
But somehow I found my baby that night
The singer miraculously finds the baby amidst the chaos.
I lifted her head, she looked at me and said
The baby, though injured, asks to be held for a short while.
"Hold me darling just a little while."
Expresses a poignant moment of connection between the singer and the injured baby.
I held her close, I kissed her our last kiss
The singer shares a last kiss with the baby.
I found the love that I knew I would miss
Reflects on finding and cherishing the love that will be missed.
But now she's gone, even though I hold her tight
Despite holding the baby tight, the acknowledgment of the irreparable loss is conveyed.
I lost my love, my life that night.
Explicitly states the tragic outcome of losing the love and life that night.
Oh, where oh where can my baby be?
Reiterates the search for the missing baby.
The Lord took her away from me
Reaffirms the belief that a higher power took the baby to heaven.
She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good
Reemphasizes the need for the singer to lead a virtuous life for a heavenly reunion.
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.
Restates the desire to see the baby again after departing from this world.
Oh, oh
Concludes the song with an expression of sorrow or realization.
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