Analyzing Song Lyrics~PEARL JAM

Pearl Jam-Last Kiss Lyrics



Oh, where oh where can my baby be?

The Lord took her away from me

She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good

So I can see my baby when I leave this world.

Think here is questioning himself like where is the love of his life. I also think he thinks that it was gods will although he blames himself. This is a religious person so he wants to be a good person so he can see the one he loves in heaven when he dies.



We were out on a date in my daddy's car

We hadn't driven very far

There in the road, up straight ahead

A car was stalled, the engine was dead

I couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right

I'll never forget the sound that night

The screamin' tires, the bustin' glass

The painful scream that I heard last.

The artist gives a good description of the accident and what he felt. He talks about hitting this car and he describes the glass breaking and the tires screeching across the pavement. I think the scream was probably that of this girl that he loves.

Oh, where oh where can my baby be?

The Lord took her away from me

She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good

So I can see my baby when I leave this world.

Again here he is questioning himself.

When I woke up, the rain was pourin' down

There were people standing all around

Something warm rollin' through my eyes

But somehow I found my baby that night

I lifted her head, she looked at me and said

"Hold me darling just a little while."

I held her close, I kissed her our last kiss

I found the love that I knew I would miss

But now she's gone, even though I hold her tight

I lost my love, my life that night.

This is where he talks about waking up after the accident. He describes the crowd after the accident and the blood rolling through his eyes. The blood didn't affect him because he still manages to find his love. That was the only thing he cared about. When he finds her she is in bad shape and she eventually dies from the accident. This is also where he receives his "last kiss," where the title comes from.

Oh, where oh where can my baby be?

The Lord took her away from me

She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good

So I can see my baby when I leave this world.

Finally he ends the song again questioning where this girl that he loves is. He has this felling that he wants to be with her.