One Last Chance (Work in progress) - Lyrics

The Footage have pretty adeptly precluded the possibility of this song ever being played on the radio by peppering it with swearwords and drugs references. But that rawness is integral to the story it tells.

One Last Chance (To Really Fuck This Up) is a song about love lost, a song seeped in painful longing. Far from being morose, the urgent bassline, sparse guitar riff and a melody that never quite seems to resolve keep the tension going throughout and Toby Brack's powerful vocals capture the emotion beautifully.

In typical Footage fashion, behind the compelling music and catchy tune lie lyrics that are dense, poetic and full of literary allusions. There is a nod to William Blake ("You tell me to kiss the joy as it flies, well what the fuck do you think I was trying to do? I was trying to kiss the joy as it flew") and even some Cavafy in the original greek.

Near the end of the song the narrator, who turns to drugs and then, intriguingly, cellophane to protect himself from the pain, seems to concede that he's come to terms with it and even, to some extent, has come to treasure it: "Whence I'm put, years away, I'd take raw those pains as they are".

So have a listen, have a download, read the lyrics and if you feel moved to, leave a comment to let us know what you think.