"The Last Song" — the AIDS elegy from The One (1992).
Yesterday you came to lift me up
As light as straw and brittle as a bird
Today I weigh less than a shadow on the wall
Just one more whisper of a voice unheard
Tomorrow leave the windows open
As fear grows please hold me in your arms
Won't you help me if you can to shake this anger
I need your gentle hands to keep me calm
`Cause I never thought I'd lose
I only thought I'd win
I never dreamed I'd feel
This fire beneath my skin
I can't believe you love me
I never thought you'd come
I guess I misjudged love
Between a father and his son
Things we never said come together
The hidden truth no longer haunting me
Tonight we touched on the things that were never spoken
That kind of understanding sets me free
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- From The One (1992). Written about a man dying of AIDS reconciling with his father. Elton John had lost many friends to AIDS by 1992 and founded the Elton John AIDS Foundation the same year. One of the most moving recordings in the catalogue.