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This song has been reviewed 17 times. Overall score for this song, 9.9.
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Jeff Buckley - Unforgiven (Last Goodbye) Lyrics

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TitleUnforgiven (Last Goodbye)
ArtistJeff Buckley
AlbumGrace (1994) , Track 3 ,
Mystery White Boy (2000) , Track 6 ,
Live at Sin-é (Legacy Edition) (2004) , Track 11 ,
Grace (Legacy Edition) (2004) , Track 3 ,
The Grace EP's (2002) , Track 1 Disc 5,
Mercury Lounge 12/31/95 (2005) , Track 6 ,
So Real - Songs From Jeff Buckley (2007) , Track 1
GenreRock
Rank9,617 (-3,051) history
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Song lyrics
This is our last goodbye
I hate to feel the love between us die
But it's over
Just hear this and then I'll go
you gave me more to live for
more than you'll ever know

This is our last embrace
Must I dream and always see your face
Why can't we overcome this wall
Baby, maybe it is just because I didn't know you at all

Kiss me 
Please kiss me
But kiss me out of desire, baby
And not consolation
You know it makes me so angry 
'Cause I know that in time
I'll only make you cry 
This is our last goodbye

Did you say "No, this can't happen to me"
And did you rush to your phone to call?
Was there a voice unkind in the back of your mind saying
"Maybe ... you didn't know him at all"

Well 
The bells out in the church tower chime
Burning clues into this heart of mine
Thinking so hard on her soft eyes and the memory
Of her sighs that it's over 
It's over
lyrics submitted by Marieke
lyrics corrected by Olivia_Ka on 11-06-2009




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19-06-2004 10:19aussie_celesty is offline aussie_celesty 

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-sighs- He is dead. He drowned in a swimming pool from memory. So tragic. He had a great voice, and some lovely tunes. This is one of my personal favourites, along with "Everybody Here Wants You"
19-06-2004 10:20jockey_tofu is offline jockey_tofu 

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What do you mean 'memory'? Is that metaphorical for something?
19-06-2004 10:27aussie_celesty is offline aussie_celesty 

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No ... it means that from memory he drowned in a swimming pool. It means nothing more than I can't remember exactly how he died off the top of my head.
19-06-2004 10:30jockey_tofu is offline jockey_tofu 

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aahhhh. ok.
04-07-2004 03:38LeeshaMulisha is offline LeeshaMulisha 

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i want this played at my funeral its the most gorgeous song ive ever heard..id love it to be my last
06-08-2004 15:49electricgreen is offline electricgreen 

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He was drunk and decided to go swimming in the Mississippi River. Poor dear.
07-08-2004 05:10dejablue is offline dejablue 

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i LOVE jeff buckley and i believe he wasnt drunk when he drowned, he just got caught in an under current in the river
07-09-2004 14:30J_mac is offline J_mac 

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wow. such an emotional song, and his voice is amazing. his concert in chicago on dvd is a must have. even though he never wanted to be embraced by the mainstream, its sad that more ppl don't get to experience his amazing talent
16-09-2004 18:10PaperCrow85 is offline PaperCrow85 

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his music is amazing all of it is
but when he died he wasn't drunk or any thing from what i read he swam to close to a boat or some thing and got sucked under it
26-09-2004 05:06moesongchick is offline moesongchick 

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jeff buckley is the greatest musican of all time, this is the greatest song of all time. Its so sad he is gone, how he really died was he jumped into the missippi river fully clothed and lay down and floated on his back when a boat came by and the wave caused by the boat made him drown. thank u jeff for your music ,it has touched me in so many ways
15-10-2004 04:00lilac77 is offline lilac77 

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Jeff Buckley was a great musician. I stumbled upon his music by accident. I was hooked immediately. His death saddens me; he was such a beautiful and talented person. I also think that people should start listening to his music. His haunting voice will give you chills.
19-12-2004 02:29spart_____icus is offline spart_____icus 

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i love this song its beautiful! is sooo pretty n he does an excelent cover of it!.. jeff buckley has such an amazing voice... and always adds a lil sumthiong 2 each of his songs 2 make them special... and about how he died... i always thort tht he was drunk n he jumped in2 the missisippie river fully clothed and it was a boat hu spotted him! well thts wat i think happnd.. ne hu this is an exce;lent song and i luv jeff buckley
11-01-2005 22:12sycamore89 is offline sycamore89 

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yeh he is amazin i herd one of his songs on a music channel recently and have become hooked ive told all my m8s bout him 2 hes amazin! and he rote this song its not a cover btw xx but it is so sad he dies so young, the best r always taken away 1st
18-01-2005 19:00x__ is offline x__ 

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This song has really become very special to me, musically it's simply one of the best songs ever, but the lyrics make it that special. I've only just experienced a broken love, and this song almost exactly tells my story, it's for 95% appliable on me. The last couple of days I've listened to this song for at least 50 times, really.
27-01-2005 11:36elle_belle23 is offline elle_belle23 

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Jeff Buckley is hands down the best singer ever. I love this song and every other song of his. XO
02-02-2005 19:43Sally_Anne is offline Sally_Anne 

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Jeff Buckley is amazing, but I just thought i ought to say that not all his work is 'genious' i mean take lilac wine for example. Hardly a 'show stopping' performance in my opinion. Although, if any of you are considering buying an album of his, Grace is definatley the best bet.
27-03-2005 12:49shannon_jaye is offline shannon_jaye 

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This Man is a legend...
No more to be said!!!!!
Every song should be cherished
08-04-2005 09:25poisonbrain is offline poisonbrain 


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I believe that Lilac Wine was a cover? Anyway, I love this one, it's so emotional but in a way that doesn't get too under your skin, know what I mean? Jeff, we miss you.
27-05-2005 21:43Sasha78 is offline Sasha78 

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I absolutely LOVE this song!! It's probably my favorite song of his, though I have many.

I heard that he died in a plane crash.. but lots of you are saying different..so i'm probably wrong. Anyway, his music is amazing.
10-06-2005 04:20Chrisrocks53 is offline Chrisrocks53 


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Jeff pased away swimming in the Mississippi. However it was the suction from the undercurrent of a large ship that pulled him under. He was there with a close friend taking a break while waiting for his band to arrive that very day to begin recording his new album. Possibly the last song he sang was 'Whole Lotta Love'' Led Zepplin. He was singing on the shore with his friend while listening to a music box.
21-12-2005 01:52Mien is offline Mien 

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"...I hate to feel the love between us die..."
So perfect, it's tragic.
07-01-2006 07:55lamp_shade_303 is offline lamp_shade_303 

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um to 'spar____ticus' ...
jeff buckley did not cover this song... he wrote it duh!!!
beautiful song, beautiful voice, ive never heard a man sing so breathtakingly...
im so glad i read that someone wrote that jeff buckley 'didnt want to be embraced by the mainstream' thank God for that...
his voice is an instrument in its own right, id be happy to hear it without an instrument... truthfully i usually disregard the instruments playing wen i listen to jeff buckley sing cos his voice is the only thing i want to hear =] simply amazing.
28-06-2006 20:45purple_hippo is offline purple_hippo 


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One of my favourite songs by him.
29-06-2006 23:54kodiakkia2000 is offline kodiakkia2000 

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Two words ... Love it. Jeff did not die in a swimming pool sweetie he drowned in the Wolf River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, in Memphis, Tennessee on May 29, 1997. He wasnt drunk or overdosed people claim that he admitted to several loved ones that he suffered from Bipolar disorder.
15-07-2009 17:29natal20 is offline natal20 

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pretty damn good


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