Tim Rice-Oxley describes the song as “mainly about regret. I was thinking about how you can have a huge amount of affection for someone and yet not have that magic spark that makes you feel like you’re in love … you have a bond with someone but you don’t want to stay with them forever. So you decide...
[Verse 1]
This is the last time
That I will say these words
I remember the first time
The first of many lies
Sweep it into the corner
Or hide it under the bed
Say these things, they go away
But they never do
[Pre-Chorus]
Something I wasn't sure of
But I was in the middle of
Something I forget now
But I've seen too little of
[Chorus]
The last time
You fall on me for anything you like
Your one last line
You fall on me for anything you like
And years make everything alright
You fall on me for anything you like
And I, no, I don't mind
[Verse 2]
This is the last time
That I will show my face
One last tender lie and
Then, I'm out of this place
Tread it into the carpet
Or hide it under the stairs
You say that some things never die
Well, I tried and I tried
[Pre-Chorus]
Something I wasn't sure of
But I was in the middle of
Something I forget now
But I've seen too little of
[Chorus]
The last time
You fall on me for anything you like
Your one last line
You fall on me for anything you like
And years make everything alright
You fall on me for anything you like
And I, no, I don't mind
[Chorus]
The last time
You fall on me for anything you like
Your one last line
You fall on me for anything you like
And years make everything alright
You fall on me for anything you like
And I, no, I don't mind
This Is the Last Time was written by Tim Rice-Oxley & Tom Chaplin & Richard Hughes & James Sanger.
This Is the Last Time was produced by Andy Green & Keane & James Sanger.
Keane released This Is the Last Time on Mon May 10 2004.
This Is The Last Time is a weird one. I feel that it’s a very well-intentioned song, and the idea behind it is good, but I don’t feel like I really said what I wanted to say in a very clear way, basically. The song is about being in a very comfortable relationship where you feel a lot of affection t...