Last Day
Moses Teedra Lyrics

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I pray that the sun shines in the windows
Like it did on her day
Won't sleep the night before, I'll be up just pondering my life
I would call on my peeps
Early in the morning to come later for a party
I'd spend the day with my angels at the beach
Listening to the shore
That would be the way they'd remember me

If this was my last day here on earth (earth, earth, earth)
If this was my last day
If this was my last day here on earth (earth, earth, earth)
Ooh, earth

I pray it's a Saturday, it's a better day for me to go
I can be free on the weekends
I use to live for the weekends (ooh)
Call you up, 'bout an hour 'til I come through
And we'd do things, do things, over and over and over again
Just when you blow me out (you blow me out)
That's when my heart would stop

If this was my last day here on earth (earth, earth, earth)
If it was my last day, if it was my last day here
If this was my last day here on earth (earth, earth, earth)
If it was my last day here on earth
Ooh, earth

Never really thought about it
So carefree
Young and just doing my own thing
Really, I be on bended knee (really, I'd be on bended knee)
Praying that he opens his gates for me

Spend the day with my angels at the beach
Listening to the shore
That would be the way they'd remember me

If this was my last day here on earth (earth, earth, earth)
Would you remember me? (Ooh)
(If I was gone) if this was my last day on earth
Would you remember me? (earth, earth, earth)

If it was my last day (ooh, earth)
If it was my last day, ooh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Last Day" by Teedra Moses are centered around the idea of what a person would do if they knew that their time on earth was limited. She is reflective and introspective, considering how she would want to spend this proverbial last day. Teedra opens the track by saying that she hopes the sun shines through her windows, just like it did on the previous Thursday, which suggests that she is hoping for another beautiful day like that, maybe even on her last day. She also mentions that she won't sleep the night before because she'll be up pondering her life. She would call her friends early in the morning, inviting them to come later for a party, and then spend the day with her "angels" at the beach. The imagery of listening to the shore gives the impression that she would spend this last day calmly with the sound of the waves in the background, thinking about all the good times she had with those she loves.

In the chorus, Teedra repeats the line, "If it was my last day here on earth," in a haunting tone, accompanied by a constant echo of "earth, earth, earth" as if she is simply thinking her thoughts out loud. The second verse carries on a similar theme, with Teedra hoping that her last day would fall on a Saturday so that she could be free on the weekends. She reminisces on how she used to live for the weekends and would call her loved ones to spend time with them. The feelings of nostalgia shine through when she mentions that they would do things over and over again. The line "just when you blow me out" could be interpreted in a few ways. It could mean Teedra is talking about how when she dies, her candle would be blown out. Alternatively, it could be a metaphor for something that someone did that hurt her, causing her heart to "stop." Then she repeats the chorus again, emphasizing the same themes.

Line by Line Meaning

I Pray that the sun shines in the windows
I hope that the sun is shining through my window on my last day

Like it did on thursday
Just like it shone on that day, I hope it will shine on my last day too

won't sleep the night before ill be up just wondering my life
I'll be up all night thinking and reflecting on my life

I would call on my peeps
I would reach out to my friends

Early in the morning to come later for a party
And invite them to spend the day with me at the beach

Id spend the day with my angels at the beach
I would spend my last day with my loved ones, my guardian angels, at the beach

Listening to the shore
We would listen to the calming sound of the waves on the shore

That would be the way they'd remember me
This is how I would like to be remembered by my friends

If this was my last day here on earth (earth earth earth)
If this was my last day on Earth

Oooo earth
Oh Earth

Pray that its a saturday is a better day for me to go on
I wish it could be a Saturday, a better day for me to leave this world

I can be free on the weekends
Weekends allow me to be free to do what I want, without the constraints of work or school

I use to live for the weekends (ooooo)
I used to love weekends because of the freedom they brought

Call you up and acknowledge you to come through
I would call and invite my friends to hang out with me

And we do things do things over and over and over again
We would spend time doing the things we love, just like we always do

Just when you blow me out (you blow me out)
Just when I'm having a good time, and life is at its best

that's when my heart would stop
That's when I would leave this world, and my heart would stop beating

Never really thought about it
I never really thought about the idea of leaving this world

So carefree
I was so carefree and unaware of the fragility of life

Young and just doing my own thing
I was young and living my own life, without paying too much attention to the future or the end of it

Really i be on bended knee (really id be on bended knee)
But now, I would be on my knees, praying and asking for God's mercy and entrance into his heavenly gates

Praying that he opens his gates for me
I would be praying to God for his mercy and that he opens his heavenly gates for me

Would you remember me? (ooooooo)
If I were gone, would you remember me?

If it was my last day [2X] (oooooo)
If today was my last day, would I be remembered?

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Paul Poli, Teedra Moses

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