The Last of Our Kind

The Last of Our Kind
General Information
Performed by	Rykka
Composer(s)	Christina Rieder, Mike James, Jeff Dawson, Warne Livesey
Lyricist(s)	Christina Rieder, Mike James, Jeff Dawson, Warne Livesey
Language(s)	English
Eurovision
Year	2016
Country	Switzerland
Semi-Final Position	18th
Semi-Final Points	28
Final Position	DNQ
Final Points	DNQ
Preceding and Following Songs
Preceding	Time to Shine
Following	Apollo

The Last of Our Kind was the Swiss entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm performed by Rykka. A mid-tempo song, it is about standing up for love and for what you believe in no matter the circumstances.

It was performed 3rd in the second semifinal following Poland and preceding Israel. At the close of voting, it finished in last place with 28 points, missing the final for the second consecutive year.

Lyrics

Soldier, take off your armor
Show me your heart
This is home

And it's stronger, stronger than water
Deeper than reason, longer than time

Here we are at the end of the movie
I've never felt more alive
It's time to rise...

We're the last of our kind
It's a whole new world
And we're facing the fire
Not afraid of our own ghosts
We're the last of our kind
And we're all that we know
And we're out of our minds
Not afraid to be brave though

We're the last of our kind, last of our kind
The last of our kind
Not afraid to be brave
We're the last of our kind

This is paradise
Turn off the searchlight
We're where we belong

Standing tall at the end of the story
Watching worlds collide
It's time to rise...

We're the last of our kind
It's a whole new world
And we're facing the fire
Not afraid of our own ghosts
We're the last of our kind
And we're all that we know
And we're out of our minds
Not afraid to be brave though
We're the last of our kind

Here we are now, with nothing to lose
I know without love we won't pull through
Cause deep in the night
There is a light and it guides us to truth

It's a whole new world
And we're facing the fire
Not afraid of our own ghosts

We're the last of our kind
And we're all that we know
And we're out of our minds
Not afraid to be brave though

We're the last of our kind, last of our kind
The last of our kind
Not afraid to be brave
We're the last of our kind

Videos

Rykka - The Last Of Our Kind (Switzerland) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest

Rykka - The Last Of Our Kind (Switzerland) Live at Semi-Final 2 Eurovision Song Contest

Rykka - The Last Of Our Kind (Switzerland) 2016 National Final Performance