The Last Song Lyrics

[Intro: Sample from movie "Basquiat"]
Maitre d': Can I help you?
Basquiat: You wanna buy some ignorant art? Ten bucks a piece
Bruno Bischofberger: No. I think it's ok
Maitre d': Of course, Mr. Bischofberger
Andy Warhol: Gee, ignorant art?
Basquiat: Yeah. You know, like, stupid, ridiculous, crummy art
Andy Warhol: Oh, that sounds good
Basquiat: Ten bucks
Andy Warhol: Gee, you didn't work very much on these


[Verse 1]
All I hear is bitches ain't shit
All men are liars
You can only trust yourself
And oh, that weed is fire
It can't last forever, true love died in '96
There is nothing left now

Replace hearts with business
Damn, well
Without meanin' to seems, I think I met someone
But he ain't really my type shit, he only 21

His fingers do the talking
Where he's from, will be his coffin
Every time his homeboy drive me 'round think I might die on Slauson, but
I still wanna keep him
Cook him breakfast in the mornings
We haven't even kissed yet, but that just make me want him more
Plus he love his mama, yep
He a family man
And even though the ratchets love him, I still think he a gentleman
Oh, oh, oh, life's a trip, and baby you the plane
I'm just tryna get a seat next to you to stay
Put his fear in his nose
Why he do that? I don't know
I lost a couple friends to that, so I hope he is in control

Every time he swear he gonna stop, but I know that he won't
Wish I could be the only angel he need to be strong

This could be dangerous, man, I got a lot at stake
I ain't even graduate, so I don't have room for mistakes
No, oh, oh, oh
, life's a trip, and baby you the plane
I'm just tryna get a seat next to you to stay
Yes, I am, yes, I would
When? For good? For you? Forever!
All my friends think that I'm crazy, they tell me I could do better
Fuck all that, boo
It's you that I'm trying to get to heaven with
They say you're a hindrance, but I think that you give me wings

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Genius Annotation

Iggy’s third official promo track off of her first project, her 2011 mixtape called Ignorant Art. This song, however, shows us a different, vulnerable side of her when she falls for a troubled man that her friends warn her about.

In January 2012, a 40’s glam/surrealistic inspired-music video for “The Last Song,” directed by Bell Soto, premiered online. Soto talked about the video and working with Iggy:

For the ”The Last Song” video, the inspiration was one of the images we shot the day we met. Iggy looked gorgeous as a 40’s glam actress and I developed a concept keeping that mood in mind. Also I was very inspired on Surrealism and the nostalgia of the old school process of Photography (red darkroom, contact sheets, 4×5 cameras). But we did not go vintage, we kept everything very polished and modern.

Iggy is a great art director too, but we exchange ideas in a very organic way. It is really a pleasure to see what we had as a storyboard on paper, happening in front of you on the editing room. I love it.

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