Narrative of Soul Against Soul Lyrics

Lyric discussion by x_storyat_3 

Cover art for Narrative of Soul Against Soul lyrics by AFI

This definitely speaks an anti-suicide message.

The first verse is saying how he sees the hurt that has been caused to someone, how they've been "broken" like shattered glass, and only finding comfort in the edges of the glass (probably referring to cutting). They've been battered so hard that they're not afraid of dying, but afraid of living another day. But their weakness will in turn not only hurt themselves, but everyone around them in their life.

In the chorus, Davey is saying there's an angel for everyone, which I'm interpreting as there's someone out there to help you through the struggle, while Jade is saying that he's never found one, and that he's been lied to by his "angels" too many times, while Davey says there's someone for everyone.

The second verse is self-explanatory. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. He would rather lose everything and still live, rather than take his own life.

Narrative of Soul Against Soul, the title, is referring to a story between two people, one who's been broken down and battered, wanting to take his/her life, and the other saying that it isn't worth it, and telling them there's someone out there to help them live through it.