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Afterglow Lyrics
I blew things out of proportion, now you're blue
Put you in jail for something you didn't do
I pinned your hands behind your back, oh
Thought I had reason to attack, but no
Fighting with a true love is boxing with no gloves
Chemistry 'til it blows up, 'til there's no us
Why I had to break what I love so much?
It's on your face, and I'm to blame, I need to say
Hey, it's on me
In my head, I'm the one that burned us
Damn, but it's not what I meant
Sorry that I hurt you
I don't wanna do, I don't wanna do this to you
I don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with you
I need to say, hey, it's on me, but don't go
Leave me in the afterglow
It's so excruciating to see you low
Just wanna lift you up and not let you go
This ultraviolet morning light below tells me this love is worth the fight, oh
Island took an island, punished you in silence
Went off like sirens, just crying
Why I had to break what I love so much?
It's on your face, don't walk away, I need to say
Hey, it's on me
In my head, I'm the one that burned us
Damn, but it's not what I meant
Sorry that I hurt you
I don't wanna do, I don't wanna do this to you
I don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with you
I need to say, hey, it's on me, but don't go
Leave me in the afterglow
Tell me that you're still mine
Tell me that we'll be just fine
Even when I lose my mind
I need to say
Tell me that it's not my fault
Tell me that I'm all you want
Even when I break your heart
I need to say
Hey, it's on me
In my head, I'm the one that burned us
Damn, but it's not what I meant
Sorry that I hurt you
I don't wanna do, I don't wanna do this to you
I don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with you
I need to say, hey, it's on me, just don't go
Leave me in the afterglow
Put you in jail for something you didn't do
I pinned your hands behind your back, oh
Thought I had reason to attack, but no
Chemistry 'til it blows up, 'til there's no us
Why I had to break what I love so much?
It's on your face, and I'm to blame, I need to say
In my head, I'm the one that burned us
Damn, but it's not what I meant
Sorry that I hurt you
I don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with you
I need to say, hey, it's on me, but don't go
Leave me in the afterglow
Just wanna lift you up and not let you go
This ultraviolet morning light below tells me this love is worth the fight, oh
Went off like sirens, just crying
Why I had to break what I love so much?
It's on your face, don't walk away, I need to say
In my head, I'm the one that burned us
Damn, but it's not what I meant
Sorry that I hurt you
I don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with you
I need to say, hey, it's on me, but don't go
Leave me in the afterglow
Tell me that we'll be just fine
Even when I lose my mind
I need to say
Tell me that I'm all you want
Even when I break your heart
I need to say
In my head, I'm the one that burned us
Damn, but it's not what I meant
Sorry that I hurt you
I don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with you
I need to say, hey, it's on me, just don't go
Leave me in the afterglow
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An Afterglow occurs when the sun has long set and yet there is still light in the sky. The song itself seems quite self-explanatory in which it begins with Taylor lashing out her partner possibly from a miscommunication ("Thought I reason to attack but no"). She doesn't mean to hurt them but she realizes that she has and it's her fault. ("Why'd I have to break what I love so much?")
And so she admits that she's gone to dark places in her head and its caused her to do things that she didn't mean to do. ("I'm the one who burnt us down but it's not what i meant"). She's scared that she'd lose her partner because of what she's done ("I don't wanna lose this with you"). She begs and pleads that once the dust has settled that they can find the light in the dark and "Meet (her) in the afterglow" and move past these hard times.
This is further emphasized in the bridge where she asks her partner to tell her several things. Ultimately she's asking them to ground her when she's drifting away, when she has her doubts even when she's attacking them because deep down she doesn't mean to hurt them.