The Last To Know

Amazing song with amazing lyrics. The guitar solo and singing are all gold :) My interpretations are below:

"Where it grows on trees, but never blooms"

'Love' is all around, but rarely lasts or turns into something lasting. Lots of relationships, few end up surviving over time.

"Where it hurts the least for whoever saw it first"

Whoever first realizes a relationship is not going to work has time to think and come to terms with it before actually making the move to break up. Without proper communication, the other person is often left in the dark while the first contemplates and then initiates the breakup.

"First to go and the last to know"

First to go refers to being dumped. Last to know means he was the last to see it coming and was blind-sided by it.

"Lasts longer than a lifetime Takes the least amount of effort Feels better than a bargain Just to know it's there"

Referring to true love or perhaps the love that is idealized in our minds. Sometimes it is this easy, oftentimes it is not. Love lasts forever (or perhaps the narrator's does), is easy to do (or perhaps showing frustration over what went wrong), and can comfort someone just knowing that they are loved.

"Can't you see There's only one me And that me is me"

In relationships / breakups lots of times a person is accused of changing, or no longer being the person the other thought they were. Here he pleads that he is still the same person, and by definition could never be otherwise.

"I know where, but I cannot share"

The person who initiates the breakup is inevitably missed horribly by the person blind-sided by the breakup. The dumped person needs emotional comfort and wishes he/she could see the other person, but they are gone, doing who knows what, moving on with their life, while the other has to begin the process of accepting what has happened. The shock of being apart and not doing everything together. This is spoken from the person who initiated the break up.

"You'll call me, I'll stand in line til then. I'll be waiting."

Back to the perspective of the person who was dumped. He/she is convinced the other person will eventually come to their senses and return. The narrator expresses devotion to "wait in line" for the person rather than pursuing other people.

"Can't you see, all circuits are busy. Please try back again."

The response to the last line, showing that the person is uninterested in returning and that the breakup is final. Won't pick up or return calls, in a figurative or perhaps even literal sense.

I can't believe know one commented on this beautiful song. Patton is an inspirational and oddly sporadical writer and performer. His lyrics can mean something or they can mean nothing (assuming this song was written by Patton and not one of the other members). From what I've gathered from all the times I've listened to this song, it sounds like it could be somebody in shock of hearing unexpected and unfathomable news and the beauty and sorrow of his/her denial, and turns out he/she were the last to find out about this new. And considering the tone of the song, I always imagined someone enjoying their beautiful sunny day and coming home and discovering sad and empty faces that completely obliterate the zest for life that person had.

Well, that's my goddamn theory.

It could be about a sad old bloke who's still a virgin

ties in with take this bottle and digging the grave as my favorite fnm songs... simply aeusome... brilliant work Patton has done here.,

This is an awesome song, but what about just a man thats gott be my fav, king for a day fool for a lifetime is a quality album

how good is the guitar solo at the end...

pretty damn good if I do say so myself

pretty damn good if I do say so myself

probably off their best album most will say angel dust, but i like kfad...ffal the best

I love this song, i think its about lost love and being with the right person but its the wrong timing maybe a betrayal "First to go and the last to know" and also a breakdown in communication in the relationship and high expectations of one person, as in "Cant you see, there is only one me, and that me is me" but its a very personal song and very relatable to anyone who has been in that situation