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.
This revelation is the death of ignorance
Tangled in a state of suffocation
Slave to self righteousness
Damnation is on your lips
From sorrow to serenity, the truth is absolution,
From sorrow to serenity, its on your head
This is my last serenade
I feel you as you fall away
This is my last serenade
From yourself you can't run away
It's your choice, point the finger
But it's on your head
Your destination is a choice within yourself
Will you rise or become a slave
To self righteousness
Open up your heart and gaze within
Tangled in a state of suffocation
Slave to self righteousness
Damnation is on your lips
From sorrow to serenity, the truth is absolution,
From sorrow to serenity, its on your head
This is my last serenade
I feel you as you fall away
This is my last serenade
From yourself you can't run away
It's your choice, point the finger
But it's on your head
Your destination is a choice within yourself
Will you rise or become a slave
To self righteousness
Open up your heart and gaze within
Lyrics submitted by GodHatesACoward
My Last Serenade Lyrics as written by Jesse Leach Adam Dutkiewitz
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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This song is so unbelieveable, i love this album so much
Well "hardcore" is essentialy just a new form of thrash-metal. Very early Metallica-esque sound. And to some extent also a good bit of Slayer...well thats what I hear anyway. To me KSE are a metal band, but it really doesn't matter what style they play or who their influences are...its just damn good music, nothing more.
i'm more of a pop person, but this song made me fall in love with metal.
the drumming on this is class
This is song is beautiful. Killswitch Engage is the best and has been the best since I first heard them. How much better can this band get? The skys the limit here. We're looking at a huge band in the future of local hardcore. (Boston) !
Really? I hear more Metallica, "...And Justice for All" and "Ride the Lightning" in particular. Only much, much better....mabey its just me though.
This song is kick ass... Enough said.
the video for this song it absolutely fantabulous.
I compared them to old Metallica...when they made decent music, if you listen some of the opening parts to some of their songs do sound alot like stuff off of "Ride the Lightning", and a few of their songs sound like left-overs fron "...and Justice for All". Yes they do sound like a bit of Machinehead. They aren't completely original, KSE is a really great band but they do have a bit of those two band's sounds as well as many other bands in their music. And they arent hardcore, "Alive or Just Breathing" is a Metal album (with Hardcore influences), their earlier work may be hardcore but like it or not they are very much a Metal band, based on that album.
no way.. they have all the characteristics of metal-core (hardcore)... erm the west coast sound... beat down riffs and drumming.. screaming... and singing... they are so hardcore... im in a hardcore band myself... trust me.. i know hardcore when i hear it!!!
stephen...