Last Kiss Lyrics

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Genius Annotation

In this emotional ballad, Taylor describes her feelings surrounding her break up with Jonas Brothers member Joe Jonas. The secret message for this song is “forever and always” which is a callback to a song penned about her break-up with Joe. While “Forever & Always” highlights the angry, confused emotions she felt when he left her, “Last Kiss” highlights the sort of melancholy, nostalgic sadness that follows; the gloomy calm after the storm. She reflects on their relationship together, and how in those moments she never thought it would end.

The song has a 27 second intro, which could possibly reflect the 27 second break up phone call she had with Joe Jonas.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did Taylor Swift say about "Last Kiss"?
Genius Answer

In a since-deleted post on her website, Taylor revealed:

The song ‘Last Kiss’ is sort of like a letter to somebody. You say all of these desperate, hopeless feelings that you have after a break-up. Going through a break-up you feel all of these different things. You feel anger, and you feel confusion, and frustration. Then there is the absolute sadness. The sadness of losing this person, losing all the memories, and the hopes you had for the future. There are times when you have this moment of truth where you just admit to yourself that you miss all these things. When I was in one of those moments I wrote this song.

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