Another night slowly closes in,
And I feel so lonely.
Touching heat freezing on my skin,
I pretend you still hold me.
I'm going crazy, I'm losing sleep.
I'm in too far, I'm in way too deep over you.
I can't believe you're gone.
You were the first, you'll be the last.

Wherever you go, I'll be with you.
Whatever you want, I'll give it to you.
Whenever you need someone to lay your heart and head upon.
Remember: after the fire, after all the rain,
I will be the flame.
I will be the flame.

Watching shadows move across the wall,
I feel so frightened.
I wanna run to you, I wanna call,
But I've been hit by lightening.
Just can't stand up for fallin' apart.
Can't see through this veil across my heart, over you.
You'll always be the one.
You were the first, you'll be the last.

Wherever you go, I'll be with you.
Whatever you want, I'll give it to you.
Whenever you need someone to lay your heart and head upon.
Remember: after the fire, after all the rain,
I will be the flame.
I will be the flame.

I'm going crazy, I'm losing sleep.
I'm in too far, I'm in way too deep over you.
You'll always be the one.
You were the first, you'll be the last.

Wherever you go, I'll be with you.
Whatever you want, I'll give it to you.
Whenever you need someone to lay your heart and head upon.
Remember: after the fire, after all the rain,
I will be the flame.
I will be the flame.

Whatever you want, I'll give it to you.
Wherever you go, I'll be with you.
And whatever you want, I'll give it to you.


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  • +7
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    This song for me has a completely different meaning then probably anyone here.

    My dad died in the hospital much too young. He was coming home from a stay in the hospital. He signed his release papers and went back into his room to collect his things so that he could go home. Moments later he had a massive heart attack and died right there in his room. The hospital called my mom to tell her to come to the hospital, thinking it was to pick him up. She called me to meet her there. As we stepped off the elevator at the hospital I could tell by the look on the nurse's face at the nurses station, that something was wrong. This is when we found out my dad had died.

    He had driven his self to the hospital so his truck was there and I had to drive it home... his personal belongings on the seat next to me folded neatly as my dad had left them. I turned on the radio... numb... and this song came on.

    To me, this song has 2 meanings to me. 1) it is a song from my point of view, (all the verses, 'you were the first to be the last', as I am the last son of 3) and 2) it is my dad talking to me. (the chorus: 'wherever you go, I'll be with you')

    He died in 1988, I was 22. To this day I get chills hearing it and it always reminds me of my good ol' dad. (and that ride home, crying) I love you dad. I'm sorry you aren't around to enjoy your grandkids. You have missed out on a lot, but not a day has gone by that I dont think of you.

    azrock4everon May 19, 2008   Link
  • +2
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    i can relate to this song. a few months ago i did find "the one", but something happened between us. to me its about loosing her, but deep down inside having a shred of hope that things can be fixed. i listen to this song over and over.

    ZAZZon February 05, 2006   Link
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    Last yr. a dear friend of ours, a wacky, fun, devil-may-care pransker with a heart of gold, a loving father of 2 girls, and a very talent musician took his own life while walking his dogs in a local park. Should everyone our friend had left behind to cope with his unexpected passing as much as I had decided to gather together for a graveside celebration of life to honor his memory and provide his surviving friends and relatives a chance to come together for mutual support and healing, this song would make a fitting tribute to our friend who felt the need to leave us so soon.

    pharmageekon March 21, 2006   Link
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    This song has always been a favorite song, but recently has taken on new meaning. I have been single for 6 years and hadn't allowed myself to really care about any man for many reasons. The he walked into my life at such an odd chance meeting. I dated this man for almost two months, and fell completely in love with him. Then I got the most horrific news, at 38 years old, he died unexpectedly in his sleep. I was the last to see him, and all I can think about is the last kiss he gave me. He was the one, he was the first and he'll be the last.

    chynakatsunflweron May 13, 2008   Link
  • +1
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    a classic ballad it's about finding 'the one' but losing them if you believe in 'the one'

    Synchon June 05, 2003   Link
  • +1
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    Such a great song, you can basically listen to this over and over again, like I am. I think this song can basically mean something to anyone who reads these lyrics, even for me. And Im in grade 9. Because love is stupid, and that's what I think I'm in. But this is a GOOD song. Very good, and sad, but not suicidal, but still really really good.

    LuckCharmon March 16, 2005   Link
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    I don't see this song as a breakup song at all...I see it as the opposite...as a statement between two people who truly love each other...they're saying that they will always be there for each other...their love will never end.. and through all the ups and downs of life, they'll still be there, going through it together.

    The flame could represent the passion of their relationship and their undying love for one another.

    forever_dreameron August 23, 2006   Link
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    I broke up with my ex over a yr and a half ago. I wont go into specifics so simply put we were together for a long time and it really really really hurt me when she left. but now - as time goes on and the pain passes - i realize that despite all the gf's ive had since then and all the chicks u know i just slept with well... i realize that unless she found the guy she's going to marry and spend the rest of her life with im still, most likely, her flame and she is mine. and i think what a flame really means is that you love them so much it hurts when your together b/c u cant be together anymore for whatever logical reason. so you cant really be friends in the end but you dont ever really stop loving them and chances are theyll never stop loving with you, aint it a bitch?

    Aeetoson October 15, 2006   Link
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    Well, what cant i say? i simply love this song, and yes i think it is a little suicidal to the right person. this song to me is for my ex-girlfriend. i'm a gay male, and it sux because kelly means everything to me now as much as she did then, it breaks my heart that we broke up. i just simply love this song, it has a lot of meaning for me to her...

    ChriStar2003on January 23, 2008   Link
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    right now im going to a really tough time. i moved to another city, its a 10 hr drive, i left the mother of my son and my son back at my hometown, i miss them so much every day. i was used to sleeping with them together and now at nights i sleep alone i feel so lonely... we've been together for 9 years now she was the first women i was ever with, then we split up and we went out with other people, then we got back together, and this song makes me think of all i've been though with her and what im going through rite now. despite everything i still love her and im fighting for her and my fam. YOU WERE THE FIRST, YOU'LL BE THE LAST

    misamisa1on March 25, 2013   Link

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