One Last Song
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Take a listen to your whole world
Can you hear the screams?
All alone I wonder
How much longer, is there time for me?

One last song
I want to give this world
Before it's gone
One last song

I don't think we learned a thing
Our history repeats
Will we heed these lessons?
Slit our throats and watch us bleed
Is there time for me?

One last song
I want to give this world
Before it's gone
One last song

Why can't we? When will we?
I don't think we want to learn
We won't be fucking happy
Until we destroy it all

One last song
I want to give this world




Before it's gone
One last song

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to SOiL's song "One Last Song" are a commentary on humanity's tendency to destroy itself and the world around us. The song opens by asking the listener to take a moment and listen to the world around them. The screams that are heard are likely a metaphor for the damage that humans have done to the environment and to each other. The singer then wonders how much time is left before it's too late to make a change.


The chorus of the song, "One last song, I want to give this world before it's gone," is a call to action. The singer wants to use his voice to make a difference, to leave something good behind before it's too late. The second verse continues the theme of humanity's mistakes being repeated throughout history. The singer questions whether we will ever learn from our past and change our ways before it's too late. The line "slit our throats and watch us bleed" is a stark reminder of the destructive path we are on.


The song ends with a plea for change. The singer asks why we can't, or won't, learn from our mistakes before it's too late. He suggests that we won't be happy until everything is destroyed. The final chorus is a repetition of the first, with the singer wanting to leave something positive behind before it's too late.


Overall, "One Last Song" is a powerful commentary on the state of the world and the urgency to take action to make a positive change before it's too late.


Line by Line Meaning

Take a listen to your whole world
Take a moment to really pay attention to everything going on around you, in the world.


Can you hear the screams?
Can you hear the pain and suffering of others?


All alone I wonder
I think to myself when I'm alone.


How much longer, is there time for me?
How much longer will I live, and will I have a chance to make a difference before then?


One last song
I have one more thing to say, one more message to convey.


I want to give this world
I want to make a positive impact on the world.


Before it's gone
Before it's too late, before the world is destroyed or beyond repair.


I don't think we learned a thing
I don't think humanity has learned anything from its mistakes and history.


Our history repeats
We keep making the same mistakes over and over again.


Will we heed these lessons?
Will we finally listen and learn from our past mistakes?


Slit our throats and watch us bleed
We are destroying ourselves and our world, and no one seems to care.


Is there time for me?
Will I be able to make a difference in this world?


Why can't we? When will we?
Why can't we learn from our mistakes, and when will we finally take action?


I don't think we want to learn
I don't think we, as a species, want to change or improve.


We won't be fucking happy
We will never be satisfied or happy, no matter how much we consume or destroy.


Until we destroy it all
We will keep going until there is nothing left to destroy.




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