“Last Time” was the lead single of Downer’s self-titled album, released three months in advance. Frontman John Scott said the song was written about being ‘sick and tired of letting people down’. In 2001, a CMJ reviewer wrote that the song “reaches anthemic heights that aren’t that far off from Jane...
This is the last time I will fail you
This is the last time I will fail you
This is a release for me
Must not be thinking straight
Weight on my shoulders means nothing but a headache to you
You wanted your freedom
I don't put food on your plate
Either way we lose
Life has failed you for the last time
This is the last time I will fail you
Take home a portion
Live to produce for the state
Try to protect your family from starving to death
I know a person who lost it all in one day
Job, wife and his friends
Life has failed you for the last time
This is the last time I will fail you
Six floors on my head
It's time to save you from the truth
Could this be the end of me?
My sacrifice for you
A sign of hope goes into the air with me
And into the sidewalk below
Forget about your fears
Forget about your fears
Tortured for all these years
Tortured for all these years
I've failed you
Failed you
Failed you
Six floors on my head
Last Time was written by Aaron Silberman & John “J” Scott.
Frontman John Scott said “Last Time” is about:
…how you’re so sick and tired of letting people down, you’re ready to climb up to the roof and end the disappointment permanently. It’s about getting by day by day and not letting things keep you down. All that stuff comes and goes. Money woes. Job str...