Soundcloud: The last time
YouTube: The last time DEVELOPMENTThe initial idea for the song was in late 2025 for the first couple of lines and melody for verse 1, and I had the fortune of recording it in a voice memo on my iPad before it disappeared from mind. The rest of the lyrics follow the same quirky style as verse 1, except that the final verse becomes more serious, and the chorus is a mixture of random ideas and a serious line - there might be a subsonscious connection there, but I'm unaware.
I normally write the music first and completion of lyrics comes in last. I only played lead guitar on this song, but sung all vocals. The addition of the vibes from verse 2 onwards was aimed at mimicking the Motown sound.
BIAB & PRODUCTIONStyle is _SHUDDER.STY (Shudder Soul Rock Organ)
RealTracks in style: 1732:Bass, Electric, TexasBluesRockFunky Ev16 090
RealTracks in style: 4305:Organ, Rhythm SoulfulRock Ev 095
RealTracks in style: 3164:Guitar, Baritone Electric, Rhythm BluesyPopSteady8thsCleanBrent Ev 100
RealTracks in style: 2905:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm BrightBluesyPopColin Ev 100
RealDrums in style:Americana16thsSyncFred^1-a:QuarterHiHat,Snare , b:QuarterRide,Snare
In song:
General midi instrument 12 Vibes (step input in BIAB)
Reaper v7.65
Guitar motif
Main vocal doubled
Octave vocal double over verses
Harmony vocals x 3 over chorus
Reaper JS: Non-linear saturation
LYRICS (chord sheet attached)
INTRO
VERSE 1
The last time I combed my hair was almost fifteen years ago
In that time I don’t feel I’ve gone without
I used to worry what I looked like but decided not to fret
Since I’ve given up hope I feel a lot better
VERSE 2
The last time I rode my bike I had a fainting spell
I was quite embarrassed lying in the road
Now I have a regimen of breathing deep and drinking lots of water
It helps if I don’t push myself too hard
CHORUS
Ev’ry time I try to turn around, I end up just standing there
Sometimes that’s what I should do, instead of sky I’ll seek the ground
Ev’ry time I aim to hold my line, I’ll end up nowhere
I have to look at you, this could be the last time
VERSE 3
The last time I said ‘I love you’ was yesterday
But that was over twenty-four hours ago
CHORUS
Ev’ry time I try to turn around, I end up just standing there
Sometimes that’s what I should do, instead of sky I’ll seek the ground
Ev’ry time I aim to hold my line, I’ll end up nowhere
I have to look at you, this could be the last time
I have to say it to you, this could be the last time
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