Fun While It Lasted

**Producer(s)** | Clampitt, Conrad

**Fun While It Lasted** is a song by Ashe and is the fourteenth track on her album *Rae*.

It starts off as a heartfelt piano ballad which soon soars into a dramatic, cinematic track with a choir singing along.

## Background

The track brings the album to a close and encapsulates many of the recurring themes displayed in the album, of moving on with a new found growth and confidence.

It has been likened to a "farewell tune", similar to the last song in every musical; this is fitting as the album's first track, "Rae's Theme", has been described as a "proverbial curtain" being lifted at the start of *Rae*.

Described as "the most phenomenal closing track" and being reminiscent of "Always" and "Ryne's Song" from *Ashlyn*.

## Meaning

This song is about reflecting on a relationship that could never be.

"Fun While It Lasted" is about the sadness of a romantic relationship that has come to an end, and reflecting on the wonderful moments that the relationship had.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

So I'm driving alone

Crying all the way home, empty-handed

Was a hell of a show

I should laugh but the joke never landed

[Pre-Chorus]

The wind in my hair

For a second there

I almost believed in love

[Chorus]

It was fun

It was fun

It was fun

While it lasted

While it lasted

[Verse 2]

It's an empty glass

It's a stone-cold shot in the darkness

'Nother story you've heard

'Nother girl walks into a bar

[Pre-Chorus]

When I caught your stare

For a second there

I almost believed in love

[Chorus]

It was fun (It was fun)

It was fun (It was fun)

It was fun

While it lasted

Whilе it lasted

[Outro]

It was fun for a while

We had so many drеams

Love is so out of style

What the hell did we think?

Oh, I almost believed in love

It was fun (It was fun)

It was fun (It was fun)

It was fun

While it lasted

While it lasted

## Trivia

* The 2022-2023 world tour to promote *Rae* was named after this song, the Fun While It Lasted Tour.
	+ Similar to how her 2021-2022 The Fault Line Tour was named after a lyric in "Till Forever Falls Apart" from *Ashlyn*.
	+ However, the 2023 leg was cancelled by Ashe's decision to put her mental health first after working non-stop for nearly the past three years.

* "Fun While It Lasted" was one of the five songs that emerged from The "Big Bear Sessions".
	+ The other "Big Bear" songs are: "omw","Emotional", "Love You Need", and "Love Is Letting Go".

* Fittingly, because of its title, it is the last track on *Rae*.

## Navigation

 Rae Tracklist

## References

1. ↑ https://dailycampus.com/2022/10/18/ashes-album-rae-shines-through-in-this-rainy-week/
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://chimesnewspaper.com/52148/entertainment/ashe-releases-her-sophomore-album-rae/
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.womeninpop.com/news-home/2022/10/13/review-ashe-releases-second-album-rae
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.svcinkling.blog/post/rae-by-ashe-the-review
5. ↑ https://americansongwriter.com/ashe-talks-the-evolution-on-rae-diane-keaton-collab-and-more-its-exactly-the-sound-i-wanted-to-go-for/
6. ↑ https://juliet-citymouse.medium.com/rae-by-ashe-album-review-e29d3b8a21f6
7. ↑ https://www.bringinitbackwards.com/interview-with-ashe/
8. ↑ https://www.songtell.com/ashe/fun-while-it-lasted
9. ↑ https://twitter.com/ashemusic/status/1620829458285608960?lang=en-GB