"The Last Night" by Skillet

The song I chose to blog about this week is "The Last Night" by Skillet. "The Last Night" is off Skillet's Comatose album, which came out in 2006. I've been to four Skillet concerts and they've played this song everytime. John Cooper, the lead singer of Skillet, explains the song that a girl has a secret life of cutting for years and one night she decides she wants to end her life. John Cooper plays the role of God in the song and he has the opportunity to tell her that this is the last night she will ever be alone and she doesn't have to feel that way. I love this song because it's so true. There are a lot of people in the world that have no one in life and then they feel like no one cares about them. And a lot of people don't get along with their parents or their relationship is horrible with their parents and they feel like their parents don't love them. My favorite line in the song is: "The night is so long when everything's wrong; if you give me your hand I will help you hold on tonight. Tonight." I think that means that when you feel like you're stuck in a rut, time feels like forever and you don't think you're going to make it through it. But, if you hold on to God, He'll pull you through and you won't have to feel that way.

You come to me with scars on your wrist

You tell me this will be the last night feeling like this

I just came to say goodbye, didn’t want you to see me cry, I’m fine

But I know it’s a lie

This is the last night you’ll spend alone

Look me in the eyes so I know you know, I’m everywhere you want me to be

The last night you’ll spend alone

I’ll wrap you in my arms and I won’t let go, I’m everything you need me to be

Your parents say everything is your fault

But they don’t know you like I know you, they don’t know you at all

I’m so sick of when they say it’s just a phase, you’ll be okay, you’re fine

But I know it’s a lie

This is the last night you’ll spend alone

Look me in the eyes so I know you know, I’m everywhere you want me to be

The last night you’ll spend alone

I’ll wrap you in my arms and I won’t let go, I’m everything you need me to be

The night is so long when everything’s wrong

If you give me your hand I will help you hold on tonight, tonight

This is the last night you’ll spend alone

Look me in the eyes so I know you know, I’m everywhere you want me to be

The last night you’ll spend alone

I’ll wrap you in my arms and I won’t let go, I’m everything you need me to be

I won’t let you say goodbye and I’ll be your reason why

The last night away from me, away from me

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