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The Last Dance

by Joshua Blum

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This is a ballad written from the perspective of Aurora from The Thirteenth Hour. It comes from a passage in the book where our young protagonists are starting to realize that there might be more to their relationship than just friendship, trying to awkwardly navigate the beginnings of young love, with all its stops and starts, trials and tribulations, and bittersweet awkward moments familiar to anyone who’s been there and/or watched a teen movie.

The song starts out without no accompanying beat, and although I knew I wanted to fold one in later in the song, the original tempo I used felt too slow. The song I originally envisioned was quite minimal, almost acapella, and meant to be sung by a woman, since it was written and meant to convey Aurora's point of view. But I don't have the right kind of voice for that sort of thing on top of not being female. So - I dressed this version up with 120 beats per minute, synths, and lots of reverb, since you can almost have too much of the latter two!

You can learn more about the creation of this track on episodes 223-225 and 256-257 of The Thirteenth Hour Podcast, available on major podcasting platforms.

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The Last Dance

Intro: C F Dm G / C F Dm F C

C F
It’s a quarter to ten, and the band gives the last call
Dm G
One more song, one more dance, good night

C F
And I look out in the crowd, hoping to find you
Dm F G
These are the songs, these kind of songs, you need a partner to dance to

C F
As I sigh and walk to the side, my thoughts turn back in time
Dm F G
Years ago, we were just kids, and it all seemed so simple (hold)

Chorus
C Am
One last dance, one more song
F G
Last the whole night through oo oo oo ooo
C Am
One last dance, one more song
F G C C (stacatto)
To have you, dear, in my arms so near for one last dance

C F
It wasn’t so long ago, we were just friends
Dm G
You knew me, I knew you oo oo oo ooo


Bridge
Dm G
The way I feel looking at you
F G C Am F G x2
Do you feel it too? Oo oo oo ooo (accompanying guitar)


*Solo: C Am F G / C Am F G


C Am
One last dance, one more song
F G
Let the world fall away, in my arms let’s stay
C Am
One last dance, one more song
F G
To have you, dear, in my arms so near
C
for one last dance.

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released July 25, 2020
lyrics, composition, vocals, synthesizer, cover art - Joshua Blum

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Author, illustrator, occasional songwriter, and fan of 80s fantasy and scifi movies.

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