Song Lyric Sunday was created by Helen Vahdati from This Thing Called Life One Word at a Time. For complete rules or to join in the fun, click here.
The theme for Song Lyric Sunday this week is “last.”
Elton John’s The Last Song was written shortly after Mercury died of AIDS. At the time, AIDS was becoming a pandemic and little was known about the disease or how to treat it. Sufferers were shunned and feared. This song narrates the story of an estranged father coming to terms with his son’s disease and homosexuality, while the son is coming to terms with dying.
This beautiful song was on John’s 1992 The One album, and all proceeds from the single went to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The song is used during the closing montage of the 1993 HBO docudrama And The Band Played On…
Enjoy!
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The Last Song
by Elton John
Songwriters: Elton John, Bernie Taupin
[Verse 1]
Yesterday you came to lift me up
As light as straw and brittle as a bird
Today I weigh less than a shadow on the wall
Just one more whisper of a voice unheard
Tomorrow leave the windows open
As fear grows please hold me in your arms
Won’t you help me if you can to shake this anger
I need your gentle hands to keep me calm
[Chorus]
Because I never thought I’d lose
I only thought I’d win
I never dreamed I’d feel
This fire beneath my skin
I can’t believe you love me
I never thought you’d come
I guess I misjudged love
Between a father and his son
[Verse 2]
Things we never said come together
The hidden truth no longer haunting me
Tonight we touched on the things that were never spoken
That kind of understanding sets me free
[Chorus]
Because I never thought I’d lose
I only thought I’d win
I never dreamed I’d feel
This fire beneath my skin
I can’t believe you love me
I never thought you’d come
I guess I misjudged love
Between a father and his son
Felicia Denise, Author 
Thank you for the back story on this song. So heart rending. You can see Elton is grieving.
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Such a sad, bittersweet song, but it is beautiful. Thanks for stopping by. 😊
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You are welcome 🙂
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Seeing Elton John in concert is quite the experience. I’m glad that I had that opportunity in my lifetime.
~Mary
Jingle Jangle Jungle
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You and me both! Scoring tickets to his last tour would be the ultimate! 😀
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I see what you’re all about today, lady – maybe you’re the one sponsored by Kleenex, lol! This song is beautiful, and I recognize it, I just never realized what it was really about. Thank you for sharing the back story on that. 🙂
If you haven’t seen the movie Kingsman: The Golden Circle, you should – Sir Elton plays a badass part in it, lol – he’s hilarious!
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