Finale Lyrics
Roller skatin' in the parking lot
I don't care 'cause I like it vacant
Do you know what your heart is for?
In case you did forget it
[Verse 2]
Red sunglasses and a lollipop
See her dressed in the polka dot
Came around in the alley smoke
Confetti on the floor
[Pre-Chorus]
Is it over?
Yeah, it's over
[Chorus]
The best time of all
I was not looking for it
[Verse 3]
Favorite movie on the TV screen
Black sequins disappearing
'Nother story 'bout a beauty queen
Wore my dress, then I ripped against it
Is it over?
Yeah, it's over
[Chorus]
The best timе of all
I was not looking for it
[Verse 4]
Memory likes to talk a lot
I don't care 'causе I know I'll forget it
When I put my fingers up
All the sparkles wouldn't let it
[Chorus]
The best time of all
I was not looking for it
[Outro]
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About
The narrator establishes a preference towards seclusion in the first verse. We know the narrator is not fervently searching for a relationship.
Verse 4 pairs with the last two lines of verse 2 to indicate the narrator has historically used their forgetfulness or time as a defense mechanism to forget previous (potentially painful) relationships.
What ensues is encapsulated by the chorus,
The best time of all
I was not looking for it
Verse 4 does offer a resistance to our narrator’s reservedness. It is clear, for the time being, the narrator cannot get the memory out of their head.
Memory likes to talk a lot
I don’t care ‘cause I know I’ll forget it
When I put my fingers up
All the sparkles wouldn’t let it
Perhaps this indicates things were truly great and the narrator will be motivated to pursue again or the narrator has forgotten their historical period of nostalgia after “it’s over”–but right now, it’s impossible to forget.
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- 4.Through Me
- 5.Runaway
- 6.ESP
- 7.New Romance
- 9.Sunset
- 10.Only You Know
- 12.Masquerade
- 14.Finale
- 15.The Bells
- 16.Hurts to Love
- 17.Many Nights