Know something about this song or lyrics?
Add it to our wiki.
Come sit at the table
Under October's able skies
Once we'd seen eye to eye
I'd known that I'd pass you by
And I tried
The bells chime
Seven times
Completed at nine
The world moves slower I find
No, but I
Learned of time
By your hands
And in shadow water's end
I learned not to swim,
But to lie-I
I wait for for mountain
In twenty-two third hour
I insist on doubt
We're already laying on the grass
The grass
Under October's able skies
Once we'd seen eye to eye
I'd known that I'd pass you by
And I tried
The bells chime
Seven times
Completed at nine
The world moves slower I find
No, but I
Learned of time
By your hands
And in shadow water's end
I learned not to swim,
But to lie-I
I wait for for mountain
In twenty-two third hour
I insist on doubt
We're already laying on the grass
The grass
Lyrics submitted by jjjonatron, edited by ehina
Track duration: 02:51
"Un Dernier Verre (Pour La Route)" as written by Zach Condon
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
That said, it reminds me of Milan Kundera's Unbearable Lightness of Being. I doubt there's any real relation between the two, but they have the same essence of time moving, the doubts, the understandings or misunderstandings between people, and the pining desire for more.
I know it seems stupid when people say every random song is about a relationship or relationship problems, but I do think this song is about a relationship that is sort of winding down. The english translation of the title ("Last glass(for the road)" makes me think that even more.
"Come sit at the table
Under October's able skies
Once we'd seen eye to eye
I'd known that I'd pass you by, and I tried"
Sounds like he's literally sitting at a table with his lover, and they're having their "last glass" together. It's October and it's about to be winter (cheesy metaphor if you ask me), he's explaining to her why things aren't working, and he saw it coming.
"The bells chime
Seven times
Completed at nine
The world moves slower, I find
No, but I
Learned of time
By your hands"
He uses the image of a clock chiming while they're sitting at the table to bring up the idea of time. I'm not sure what he means by "the world moves slower, I find", but I guess it might be referring to the actual conversation they are having, or possibly how he thinks he'll perceive time after they've broken up.
"And in shallow waters' end
I learned not to swim, but to lie"
I guess more obvious metaphors. Their relationship isn't that deep to him. He isn't that old, and he needs someone who will show him how to grow more as a person.
"I'll wait for now
'Til it's ready to burn out
I insist on doubts
We're already lying on the glass
The glass "
Summing it up: he insists on doubting that things are going to work out for them. I'm not sure what "lying on the glass" means, but I guess it could be that they are obviously in a dangerous situation.
I love this song!
The tittle means "Last Glass (For the Road)" I don't know, but I love this song and Beirut