Lyrically, “The Last Day Of Summer” is one of several songs that was born out of novels Robert Smith had been writing for his nieces and nephews. Musically, it is the only song on the album not written by Smith. It was composed by long-time bassist Simon Gallup.
It was only released as a single in...
[Verse 1]
Nothing I am, nothing I dream
Nothing is new
Nothing I think or believe in or say
Nothing is true
[Pre-Chorus]
It used to be so easy
I never even tried
Yeah, it used to be so easy
[Chorus]
But the last day of summer
Never felt so cold (So cold, so cold, so cold)
The last day of summer
Never felt so old (So old, so old, so old)
[Verse 2]
All that I have, all that I hold
All that is wrong
All that I feel for or trust in or love
All that is gone
[Pre-Chorus]
It used to be so easy
I never even tried
Yeah, it used to be so easy
[Chorus]
But the last day of summer
Never felt so cold (So cold, so cold, so cold)
The last day of summer
Never felt so old (So old, so old, so old)
[Outro]
The last day of summer
Never felt so cold (So cold, so cold, so cold)
Never felt so old (So old, so old)
The Last Day of Summer was written by Perry Bamonte & Jason Cooper & Simon Gallup & Robert Smith & Roger O’Donnell.
The Last Day of Summer was produced by Paul Corkett & Robert Smith.
The Cure released The Last Day of Summer on Tue Feb 15 2000.