Lyric discussion by Gjestar 

Cover art for Aftersun lyrics by Massive Attack

Great song. They forgot the last part of the lyrics

"I cut the orchid down. I cut the orchid down. Hold me now. I cut the orchid down. I cut the orchid down."

Anyways, what thgis song means to moi, is resiliance.

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.."When I was chasing the fear away. I forgot to breathe again...."- Looking after other things besides yourself

"In this moment we shine. Burn to ember every time..."- we think we're doing good, but in the end it more harmful than good.

"When I was trying to shelter. I forgot to rescue you."-- Looking after yourself and not the other

"In these moments we drown. Take this rose with thorns to crown."-- Looking at ourselves now, we realise our mistakes. So we experience the pain before the beauty. Or the pain WITH the beauty. It's like irony, taking a rose to be pricked by it.

"Every time I fall I am ascending."- The resiliance I spoke of earlier. Everytime you fall, you catch yourself and get right back up. You learn from your mistakes.

"Every time you call me near." Everytime I come to you, I fall, but I pick myself back up.

"Only when we slip the need is ending." When we see the other mess up, we don't want them around.

"Mirror I am letting go...."- Do what I'm doing, I'm letting you go.

"When you were trying to save me. You forgot to let me go."- The best thing to do is let me go.