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HALF LIGHT TEEN

THE LAST SUMMER BEFORE

Writes about being seventeen from a distance of exactly one year, which is the worst distance

style

  • minimal art pop
  • sparse electronic production
  • layered stacked vocal harmonies
  • deep sub bass
  • restrained verses into overwhelming swell
  • new zealand accent
  • nostalgic and dreading
  • new zealand accent
  • nostalgic
  • dreading

the numbers

bpm
117
key
A major
energy
0.73
dance
0.93
valence
0.32
vocal at
16.6s
length
3:11
language
En

lyrics

(the last summer)

Somebody's parents went to Spain and left the house for us
And we sat in the garden till the sky went pale and grey
And nobody said anything about the coming fuss
Of everybody moving out and going different ways

And I knew. I was the only one who knew.
And knowing it alone is worse than not.

The last summer before, the last summer before
And nobody in that garden felt it landing except me
The last summer before, the last summer before
And I was seventeen and old and they were seventeen and free

We said we'd do it every year. We did it twice.
The second time was fine. The second time was nice.

The last summer before, the last summer before
And nobody in that garden felt it landing except me
The last summer before, the last summer before
And I was seventeen and old and they were seventeen and free

(the second time was nice)