The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
And to the world to which we sing,
We are honored you let us in
I remember the thoughts of many things,
Of the glory that you bring
I was never the right one to dare to dream,
It's funny what this life has done to me now
You were always the only,
To help me see there was a road I must find,
A road that was mine
But I'm down to my last,
I'm standing here alone
Looking back, on it all
But I'm down to my last,
I'm ready but I'm wrong,
And I'm blind too
And to the world to which we sing,
Want to try to do us in
I remember your name and I know your face
Can't forgive and can't erase
I was never the right one
To bear the weight of something fueled by words
I'd learn to hate
You were always the only
To help me see that to love is to shine
In your world, blind
But I'm down to my last
I'm standing here alone
Looking back on it all
But I'm down to my last
I'm ready but I'm wrong
And I'm blind too
But I'm down to my last
Well I'm ready but I'm wrong,
And I'm scared of it all
But I'm down to my last
I'm ready but I'm wrong
And I'm blind too
But I'm down to my last
And I'm ready but I'm wrong
And I'm blind too
We are honored you let us in
I remember the thoughts of many things,
Of the glory that you bring
I was never the right one to dare to dream,
It's funny what this life has done to me now
You were always the only,
To help me see there was a road I must find,
A road that was mine
But I'm down to my last,
I'm standing here alone
Looking back, on it all
But I'm down to my last,
I'm ready but I'm wrong,
And I'm blind too
And to the world to which we sing,
Want to try to do us in
I remember your name and I know your face
Can't forgive and can't erase
I was never the right one
To bear the weight of something fueled by words
I'd learn to hate
You were always the only
To help me see that to love is to shine
In your world, blind
But I'm down to my last
I'm standing here alone
Looking back on it all
But I'm down to my last
I'm ready but I'm wrong
And I'm blind too
But I'm down to my last
Well I'm ready but I'm wrong,
And I'm scared of it all
But I'm down to my last
I'm ready but I'm wrong
And I'm blind too
But I'm down to my last
And I'm ready but I'm wrong
And I'm blind too
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Down to My Last Lyrics as written by Thomas Scott Phillips Mark Tremonti
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its about looking back on your life when your old and dying and thinking about all the people in it and how they affected it good or bad my fave song
i love this song. its one of my fav's from them. you can tell its pretty emotional. its about all their fans that have stuck with them after breaking up creed. and then turning into alter bridge. some people just hate them now for breaking up creed; but this is a tribute for the fans that have stuck wit hthem.
Man they rocked this song in concert. They're so amazing! I have no idea what it is about though.
i think alkalineromance666 hit it dead on, about looking back and not knowing if you made the right choices during life
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This is one of my favorite Alter Bridge's songs, but i love all of them so i can't choose.. But this songs is cool!!, i love it!
Totaly agree with Eruapadion...this is really cool this is the song that reminds me the most of creed...i love it well i say to every song but anyway lol
thanx duce i agree although it says "looking back on it all" so myles kinda contricted himslef huh lol i agree tho
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'and to the ones of which we sing we are honoured you let us in' that meens that to the people that this song is about we are honoured u accepted us.
'and to the ones of which we sing, ones who tried to do us in' that meens to the people who put alter bridge down becuase they used to be creed