![From Kurt Cobain's breakdown of the human race in 'All Apologies', to Tupac readying himself for future strife, the last lines of final albums are often the most representative of an artist's career. We don't know if that's intentional or just us projecting our own meanings on the songs, regardless, here are 14 of the most beautiful last lyrics on final albums.]()
From Kurt Cobain's breakdown of the human race in 'All Apologies', to Tupac readying himself for future strife, the last lines of final albums are often the most representative of an artist's career. We don't know if that's intentional or just us projecting our own meanings on the songs, regardless, here are 14 of the most beautiful last lyrics on final albums.
![Nirvana - 'All Apologies': The final track on their 1993 album, In Utero also happens to be their most beautiful. Cobain's line here perfectly encapsulates everything his lyrical work was trying to accomplish, to find meaning where there appeared to be very little.]()
Nirvana - 'All Apologies': The final track on their 1993 album, In Utero also happens to be their most beautiful. Cobain's line here perfectly encapsulates everything his lyrical work was trying to accomplish, to find meaning where there appeared to be very little.
![LCD Soundsystem - 'Home': 'If you're afraid of what you need' the line that precedes this reads. LCD act as emotional remedy for anyone that feels like they should have it all figured out and don't. Whether you want to go out and dance yourself clean or stay home with all your friends or just someone great, LCD's discography is there to help you regardless of your tendencies.]()
LCD Soundsystem - 'Home': 'If you're afraid of what you need' the line that precedes this reads. LCD act as emotional remedy for anyone that feels like they should have it all figured out and don't. Whether you want to go out and dance yourself clean or stay home with all your friends or just someone great, LCD's discography is there to help you regardless of your tendencies.
![The Smiths - 'I Won't Share You': This ode to selfishness is very indicative of the way The Smiths finished after their fourth and final album. This line is almost a prophetic telling of where Morrissey was heading artistically, we'd be surprised if the band didn't anticipate a solo project coming soon.]()
The Smiths - 'I Won't Share You': This ode to selfishness is very indicative of the way The Smiths finished after their fourth and final album. This line is almost a prophetic telling of where Morrissey was heading artistically, we'd be surprised if the band didn't anticipate a solo project coming soon.
![Pulp - 'Sunrise': Being Jarvis Cocker sounds exhausting. For many, the party ends when the birdcall starts, for Pulp, it doesn't have to. With many of their songs being about continual hedonism and camaraderie, it's befitting that the last words we ever hear from them are asking us to keep the festivities going, maybe because they wouldn't be around to do it themselves?]()
Pulp - 'Sunrise': Being Jarvis Cocker sounds exhausting. For many, the party ends when the birdcall starts, for Pulp, it doesn't have to. With many of their songs being about continual hedonism and camaraderie, it's befitting that the last words we ever hear from them are asking us to keep the festivities going, maybe because they wouldn't be around to do it themselves?
![Oasis - 'Soldier On': For many, Oasis' 2008 effort Dig Out Your Soul was a disappointment. However, the final track is maybe the most reflective of Oasis' legacy: empowering, defiant and a collective experience.]()
Oasis - 'Soldier On': For many, Oasis' 2008 effort Dig Out Your Soul was a disappointment. However, the final track is maybe the most reflective of Oasis' legacy: empowering, defiant and a collective experience.
![Simon and Garfunkel - 'Songs For The Asking': The short but delicate end to both the seminal Bridge Over Troubled Water and the duo's career together. There have never been harmonies so sweet, we wished them so much to never end.]()
Simon and Garfunkel - 'Songs For The Asking': The short but delicate end to both the seminal Bridge Over Troubled Water and the duo's career together. There have never been harmonies so sweet, we wished them so much to never end.
![Elliott Smith - 'A Distorted Reality is a Necessity To Be Free': Utter sadness, this last line from Elliott Smith is truly heartbreaking and sorely apt for his whole career. A truly one-of-a-kind songwriter who was taken far too soon, there's a wealth of poetry and comfort to be found in his writings. This may be his last line, but it's a great way to get acquainted with the artist.]()
Elliott Smith - 'A Distorted Reality is a Necessity To Be Free': Utter sadness, this last line from Elliott Smith is truly heartbreaking and sorely apt for his whole career. A truly one-of-a-kind songwriter who was taken far too soon, there's a wealth of poetry and comfort to be found in his writings. This may be his last line, but it's a great way to get acquainted with the artist.
![Tupac - 'Against All Odds': Pac's last shot at cementing his place in the east coast-west coast war. This track shows Pac in the light of personal struggle, he lashes out at everyone who has wronged him. As the 'realist shit' he ever wrote, when Pac is readying up for war, he was there to let you know the gravity of the situation.]()
Tupac - 'Against All Odds': Pac's last shot at cementing his place in the east coast-west coast war. This track shows Pac in the light of personal struggle, he lashes out at everyone who has wronged him. As the 'realist shit' he ever wrote, when Pac is readying up for war, he was there to let you know the gravity of the situation.
![BB King - 'Tomorrow Night': Sadly a legend we lost recently, BB King was as beautiful a lyricist as he was a guitar blue. The man had more experience than any living artist today and yet, these last lines read like a hopeful young man with a soul full to the brim with adoration.]()
BB King - 'Tomorrow Night': Sadly a legend we lost recently, BB King was as beautiful a lyricist as he was a guitar blue. The man had more experience than any living artist today and yet, these last lines read like a hopeful young man with a soul full to the brim with adoration.
![Neutral Milk Hotel - 'Two Headed Boy pt2': The mystery behind Jeff Mangum's lyrics are what draws people in so close. However, when the Neutral Milk Hotel singer spins lines as clear and reflective as these, their resonance swells exponentially for anyone that has a heart connected to this band.]()
Neutral Milk Hotel - 'Two Headed Boy pt2': The mystery behind Jeff Mangum's lyrics are what draws people in so close. However, when the Neutral Milk Hotel singer spins lines as clear and reflective as these, their resonance swells exponentially for anyone that has a heart connected to this band.
![Gil Scott-Heron - 'My Cloud': This one is scarily prophetic. An invitation to come join in the sky, the album I'm New Here was released only a year before he died. As wise as a man as Gil Scott-Heron was, noone would have suspected he had an idea about his own mortality.]()
Gil Scott-Heron - 'My Cloud': This one is scarily prophetic. An invitation to come join in the sky, the album I'm New Here was released only a year before he died. As wise as a man as Gil Scott-Heron was, noone would have suspected he had an idea about his own mortality.
![Jeff Buckley - 'Forgot Her': Heartbreak and Jeff Buckley were fair-weather friends as anyone knows who's listened to his 1994 masterpiece, Grace, in full. God only knows what he would have gone on to achieve but for all we know he might still be making music, somewhere, right now.]()
Jeff Buckley - 'Forgot Her': Heartbreak and Jeff Buckley were fair-weather friends as anyone knows who's listened to his 1994 masterpiece, Grace, in full. God only knows what he would have gone on to achieve but for all we know he might still be making music, somewhere, right now.
![Bobby Womack - 'Jubilee': The final track from the Damon Albarn produced Bravest Man In The World, Womack delivers with a vigour that has earned him that title. As his final message to us, we couldn't have been given better advice than this line specifically.]()
Bobby Womack - 'Jubilee': The final track from the Damon Albarn produced Bravest Man In The World, Womack delivers with a vigour that has earned him that title. As his final message to us, we couldn't have been given better advice than this line specifically.
![Sonic Youth - 'Massage the History': beautiful.]()
Sonic Youth - 'Massage the History': beautiful.