Kodaline

After the Fall

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After the Fall Lyrics

People keep talking
but I can't hear a word they say
Life just keeps moving
The world gets stranger everyday

Yea time is on your side
That's what people tell you
but I got to let you go

My head is saying that this is for the better
I just want you to know
I can't hold on forever
When all I wanna do is let go

All I wanna do is let go...

Sirens are screaming
but I can't hear a single sound,
and I'm feeling uneasy
And I wait and I wait for the change to come around

I get the feeling that this is for the better
I just want you to know
I can't hold on forever
When all I wanna do is let go

All I wanna do is let go...

Are you searching for an answer
or just peace of mind
When you life has lost its meaning,
maybe you need a little time

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xiaobing90 On Jun 26, 2013

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2013-06-26 17:05:40

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by yasminrose369

11y ago

he uses an extended metaphor of time. he thinks time is against him; it is passing too quickly. i think he's trying to say he needs to let go of someone/something as it's 'for the better' but he doesn't want to.

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by danmancan6

10y ago

This song is about someone who feels like they are wasting their life, time is moving so quickly that they have lost control and feel as if life is losing its meaning. They want to make the most of what they have left and are realising they have to let go of what they have to do so. They are mocking the world with the sentence 'when your life has lost its meaning, maybe you need a little time' but they know that that is just an excuse to let time pass you and doesn't want to let it happen to them.

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