Last Man on Earth[1]
Lyrics
Just when the last of the smoke subsides you'll see my fingers
Hoisting my body up atop the charred debris
Who is that creature with the crazed look in his eyes
Don't even question your senses, you can be sure that's me
When all the pretenders to your hand
Lie dead across the land
I'll be the last man on earth
I'll be the last man on earth
I'll be the last man on earth
Crawling around
Down on the ground
When the Hail Marys[2] you've been saying lose their savor
Just when your dungeon walls feel like they're closing in
Whose are those bloody knuckles reaching down to grab you
Just as the last of the light overhead is growing dim
It was their love you wanted, not mine
But when they deny your name three times[3]
I'll be the last man on earth
I'll be the last man on earth
I'll be the last man on earth
Crawling around
Down on the ground
And I will throw you across my shoulder
And I will bleed and I will drool
And the cameras will slow-pan across my face
And I will try to say something cool
Just as the hordes of thirsting demons close around us
Raising their axes, howling like monkeys in the sun
Who will that guy be holding you so high above them
You know and I know, everyone knows it, I'm the one
I may have failed you once before
But this right here, this means war
I'll be the last man on earth
I'll be the last man on earth
I'll be the last man on earth
Crawling around
Down on the ground
Footnotes
1. The studio version of Last Man on Earth is available as an extra track on downloads of Heretic Pride from Amazon. Like Toolshed, a demo for Last Man on Earth was given out with preorders of the album from 4AD. The demo is considered to be part of Songs for Vamsidasa Babaji. (Annotated TMG)↩
2. Hail Mary is a traditional Christian prayer associated with the Rosary, in which the petitioner says, "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen." (Annotated TMG)↩
3. A reference to the Denial of Peter, told in the Gospels. Prior to his crucifixion, Jesus told Peter that Peter would deny him three times, which Peter protested against. Subsequently, Peter denied knowing Jesus three times to two different people after Jesus was arrested. (Annotated TMG)↩