The Last Goodbye Lyrics

Lyric discussion by foaLtaeM 

Cover art for The Last Goodbye lyrics by Agent Orange

At first, I thought this song was political and simply anti-authoritarian because of this verse : "You will do anything they say They will have power over you You will not question their authority You know what they can do"

But then, if you pay attention to the whole song, I think it has more to do with stardom and being signed on a major label. Especially when you look at the very last verse : "I bet you never did expect To have a big important name They all will have exquisite taste But everyone will look the same You will be quickly photographed You will be shot from every side They'll teach you what you need to learn Then they will take you for a ride "

What they are describing here is who stardom ends up ruining your freedom. Although there is a double meaning to the sentence "you will be shot from every side", I believe the first meaning is that of a photo shot, not a gun shot.

With this interpretation in mind, the rest of the song is pretty self-explanatory and makes sense.

"The last goodbye" would then refer to leaving and signing to an underground label.

But it could be in any kind of job where stardom is possible really... And that includes modeling agency. So TdyYrLove's interpretation could be possible too.

My Interpretation

@foaLtaeM My bad... I meant "HOW stardom ends up ruining your freedom" not "who..."