The Last Temptation
Delight Lyrics


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You breath so quietly
While you sleep
I wont to feel every breath of yours
I am not here
Silver smoke from your mouth
Flies away to the sky
It grows like ivy
Straining your hair
I want to be like it
Touch you and fly away...
My skin burns in fever
it is thirsty for your cold hands
Open your eyes, see me now...
The last temptation...
When you breathe so quietly
While you sleep
I catch each breath of yours





[written by P. Maslanka]

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Delight's song The Last Temptation portray the intense longing of a person towards their sleeping lover. The opening of the song itself sets the mood - the persona is watching their lover sleep, admiring their every breath, wanting to feel it. They feel a strong connection with their lover, so much so that they want to be like the silver smoke that is depicted rising from their lover's mouth. The smoke, which grows like ivy and straining the lover's hair, is a symbol of the persona's desire to be one with their lover. They want to touch them and fly away, away from the rest of the world.


The second stanza of the song intensifies the desire. The persona's skin is burning in fever, perhaps symbolizing their yearning for their lover. They crave the cold touch of their lover's hands, hoping that they would wake up and pay attention to them - "Open your eyes, see me now... The last temptation." The last temptation could signify the possibility of giving in to the strong yearning and losing oneself to the moment completely. The song ends with a repetition of the opening lines, emphasizing the persona's fixation and longing towards their lover.


Overall, the lyrics of The Last Temptation portray the passion and intensity of love that keeps the lovers strongly bound to each other, even in their sleep.


Line by Line Meaning

You breathe so quietly
You are silently breathing in your sleep


While you sleep
During your state of slumber


I want to feel every breath of yours
I desire to sense each inhalation and exhalation you make


I am not here
I am not present in your awareness


Silver smoke from your mouth
The smoke you exhale appears like silver


Flies away to the sky
It floats upwards into the atmosphere


It grows like ivy
The smoke expands like creeping vines


Straining your hair
Entwining around your hair and tangling it


I want to be like it
I crave to resemble the smoke


Touch you and fly away...
Physically connecting with you and ascending into the sky


My skin burns in fever
My skin feels hot with passion


It is thirsty for your cold hands
My skin longs for the cool touch of your hands


Open your eyes, see me now...
I request for you to awaken and acknowledge me


The last temptation...
This is the final enticement


When you breathe so quietly
During the moments of your peaceful breathing


While you sleep
As you slumber


I catch each breath of yours
I seize every breath you take




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TIM06


on Is It Too Late

que de souvenirs pur funk! à l écoute suivi de ltd "holding on!" il faut tenir bon!! ne soyons pas trop nostalgique de ces années...mais m..de que c'est dur!!!

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