A patch of red-orange iodine
moves into a clotter sky
Don't give in just yet
Don't give in

A group in service uniforms
stand outside a wooden door
She's laughing, it's over
Time has been strange
oh...

Last things last is not enough
You can't accept this
Don't give in just yet

I hope that last things last
past these first charms,
these pale charms

I hope that last things last,
a hook or a flake
to hold on so you don't break


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    Such a beautiful song. And I don't even know what it is about!

    Pimothyon March 04, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    Yes, it is very beautiful. So, in part, is about beauty, the beauty there is in sadness.

    knneyon April 26, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    a girl sent me this song after she ended something potentially wonderful. it kind of makes me want to drown...

    indahousecaton August 03, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    don't drown

    hab204on January 29, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    This song makes my heart ache.

    ekmesnzon May 04, 2008   Link
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    General Comment

    don't ache

    Snuggleron November 30, 2008   Link
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    My Interpretation

    i guess it's about hope. very moving.

    t42on April 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment

    Rachel's is one of the most amazing groups around. Check out Dirty Three for more like it. This song seems to be of hope, tragic beauty, and love, conquering the hardest of times.

    one_irish_roveron September 19, 2009   Link

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