Last Date

Farewell Melody: Unveiling the Heartache in R.E.M.'s Last Date
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Lyrics

It's over, our love affair

Expressing the end of a romantic relationship.

Too late now, I find I care

Regret for realizing the importance of the relationship too late.

Her sweet love never more I'll share

Acknowledging the loss of sharing sweet love with the partner.


Now she's gone, I'm alone

Describing the loneliness after the partner's departure.

I was wrong, should have known

Admitting a mistake and recognizing that foresight could have prevented the breakup.

Took her home after our last date

Recalling the last encounter with the partner, possibly implying it ended on a negative note.


I searched for a simple way

Expressing a desire to find an easy way to communicate a difficult message to the partner.

To tell her what I had to say

Struggling to convey a significant message to the partner.

And I kissed her, then I turned away

Describing a conflicted moment of kissing the partner and then turning away.


Set her free foolishly

Regretfully acknowledging the foolish act of letting the partner go.

Destiny, misery

Highlighting themes of destiny and misery associated with the breakup.

Tragedy on our last date

Describing the breakup as a tragedy that occurred on their last date.


Took my ring from my trembling finger

Symbolic gesture of removing a ring from the finger, signifying the end of the commitment.

Brushed the tears from my baby's eyes

Wiping away tears from the partner's eyes, indicating sadness and regret.

Walked away, didn't know

Leaving without realizing the magnitude of the upcoming emotional pain.

That I'll soon miss her so

Anticipating the realization of missing the partner after the separation.

I guess I was too young to realize

Recognizing youthful naivety and lack of understanding about the importance of the relationship.


So blind, I couldn't see

Expressing hindsight about being blind to the partner's significance.

How much she really meant to me

Realizing the depth of emotions and significance of the partner.

And that soon she would always be

Acknowledging that the partner will always have a place in the heart.


On my mind, in my heart

Continuing to think about and hold the partner in the heart and mind.

I was blind from the start

Reflecting on the blindness at the beginning of the relationship.

Lost her love on our last date

Expressing the regret of losing the partner's love on their last date.

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