From there, the band would continue to rise in the charts. In 2007, they released their fifth full-length, The Flame in All of Us, which was produced by Ken Andrews (Beck, Chris Cornell, Pete Yorn). Arriving in 2009, the aggressive Welcome to the Masquerade, which would be the band's last release with Tooth & Nail, entered the Billboard Top 200 at number 35, peaking at number two on the Christian rock chart. It was their most successful album to date and would spawn the band's first live album, Live at the Masquerade. The group's next studio album, The End Is Where We Begin, was issued in 2012. It was their first album released entirely independently. Continuing the upward chart trajectory with each subsequent release, The End debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200, and claimed the top spots on both the hard rock and Christian charts. In late 2013, the band released Made in Canada: The 1998-2010 Collection, which included two new tracks. Thousand Foot Krutch remained independent into 2014, relying on crowd-sourcing for the release of the energetic Oxygen: Inhale, the first part of a pair of hard rock chart-topping LPs. The heavier Exhale followed in 2016, marking TFK's third consecutive Christian number one.
The Last Song
Thousand Foot Krutch Lyrics
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And all the things you wouldn't say out loud
There's nothing left to pick apart now
The cards are all down
And now you know the sound of my heart
When it hits the paper
There's no more mystery here
I remember when
We first became a band
We'd drive all night and talk about the world
I remember we used to now and then
Just sit and wonder where it all would go
This is the last song (the last song)
So everybody sing along
This the last song
This is the last song (the last song)
So everybody sing along
This the last song
You can throw away your expectations now
And all the things you wouldn't say out loud
There's nothing left to pick apart now
The cards are all down
And now you know the sound of my heart
When it hits the paper
There's no more mystery here
This is the last song
I remember when we first became a band
We set up in the bedroom and practice all night long
I remember when we used to now and then keep the neighborhood up
From the sound of our guitars
I remember when we'd all hop in the van
Turn the radio on
We were off to see the world
Wake up at ten
To do it all again
Till the sun goes down
Cause this is all we know
This is the last song (the last song)
So everybody sing along
This the last song
This is the last song (the last song)
So everybody sing along
This the last song
I remember when
We first became a band
We'd drive all night and talk about the world
I remember we used to now and then
Just sit and wonder where it all would go
This is the last song (the last song)
So everybody sing along
This the last song
This is the last song (the last song)
So everybody sing along
This the last song
The lyrics of "The Last Song" by Thousand Foot Krutch speak about the end of a journey. The song talks about throwing away expectations and all the things that one didn't say out loud. The cards are all down, and there's no more mystery. They talk about the sound of their heart when it hits the paper, which indicates that they are expressing all their feelings and thoughts in the music they create. The song is a farewell to their fans and listeners, as it is the last song of their band. They urge everybody to sing along and make the moment memorable.
The reminiscing of past times when they first became a band and drove all night to talk about the world shows how they earnestly worked hard to fulfill their dream. As they grew, they still kept the same enthusiasm and ardor, and they would wake up at ten to do it all again till the sun went down because that's all they knew. They talk about keeping the neighborhood up from the sound of their guitars and all the memories they have had, making it even harder to say goodbye.
Line by Line Meaning
You can throw away your expectations now
You can let go of what you wanted or hoped would happen
And all the things you wouldn't say out loud
And the things you were afraid to admit or express can be released now
There's nothing left to pick apart now
There's nothing more to analyze or criticize
The cards are all down
Everything is out in the open and there are no more secrets
And now you know the sound of my heart
Now you understand my emotions and intentions
When it hits the paper
When I express myself through my music and lyrics
There's no more mystery here
There's no more confusion or uncertainty
I remember when We first became a band
I recall the beginning of our musical journey together
We'd drive all night and talk about the world
We would spend endless hours discussing our thoughts and opinions of the world
We used to now and then Just sit and wonder where it all would go
Occasionally, we would contemplate where our future would lead us
So everybody sing along
We invite everyone to join us in this final performance
This is the last song
This is the final piece of music we will share with you
We set up in the bedroom and practice all night long
We rehearsed tirelessly in our bedroom to perfect our craft
We used to now and then keep the neighborhood up From the sound of our guitars
Sometimes our music would disrupt the peace of the neighborhood with the sound of our guitars
We'd all hop in the van Turn the radio on We were off to see the world
We would travel together in a van, listening to music on the radio, excited to explore new horizons
Wake up at ten To do it all again Till the sun goes down
We woke up early to start our musical pursuits and continued until the end of the day
Contributed by Emily G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.