| Avenged Sevenfold – Afterlife Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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At first I saw this song as it is on the surface: guy goes to afterlife, realises he has stuff to do, goes back to earth. HOWEVER! I listened to this song a few more times and came to the conclusion the 'afterlife' is metaphorical (like much of A7x music). He talks about this other girl being there, the implication being she is a girlfriend/wife as he refers to her as 'dear' and 'darling'. He wants to stay in the afterlife with her forever, but he really has got stuff to do 'loved ones back home all crying cause they're already missing me'. So he goes, hoping she'll 'take him back when the time is right' when he dies. Well, I believe this afterlife is actually a metaphor for him mourning over losing her, distancing himself from his loved ones (All crying cause they already miss him). He wants to keep mourning over her as she is important to him, but he also needs to focus on his life rather than living in a dream. |
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