Afterlife lyrics by Arcade Fire - original song full text. Official Afterlife lyrics, 2024 version | LyricsMode.com
Request & respond explanations
  • Don't understand the meaning of the song?
  • Highlight lyrics and request an explanation.
  • Click on highlighted lyrics to explain.
Arcade Fire – Afterlife lyrics
[Verse:]
Afterlife, oh my God, what an awful word
After all the breath and the pill and the fires that burn
And after all this time, and after all the ambulances go
And after all the hangers-on are done hanging on to the dead lights
Of the afterglow.

I've gotta know,

[Chorus:]
Can we work it out?
We scream and shout 'till we work it out
Can we just work it out?
Scream and shout 'till we work it out?
'Till we work it out, 'till we work it out
'Till we work it out, 'till we work it out

[Verse 2:]
Afterlife, I think I saw what happens next
It was just a glimpse of you, like looking through a window
Or a shallow sea
Could you see me?
And after all this time
It's like nothing else we used to know
After all the hangers-on are done hanging on to the dead lights
Of the afterglow

I've gotta know,

[Chorus:]
Can we work it out?
Let's scream and shout 'till we work it out
Can we just work it out?
Scream and shout 'till we work it out?

[Bridge:]
But you say
Oh
When love is gone
Where does it go?
And you say
Oh
When love is gone
Where does it go?
And where do we go?
Where do we go?
Where do we go?
Where do we go?

[Verse 3:]
And after this
Can it last another night?
After all the bad advice
Had nothing at all to do with life

I've gotta know,

[Chorus:]
Can we work it out?
Scream and shout 'till we work it out?
Can we just work it out?
Scream and shout 'till we work it out?

[Bridge:]
But you say
Oh
When love is gone
Where does it go?
And you say
Oh
When love is gone
Where does it go?
Oh
When love is gone
Where did it go?
And where do we go?

It's just an afterlife
It's just an afterlife
×



Lyrics taken from /lyrics/a/arcade_fire/afterlife.html

  • Email
  • Correct
Songwriters: Jeremy Gara, Regine Chassagne, Richard R Parry, Tim Kingsbury, William Butler, Win Butler
Afterlife lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Afterlife meanings

Write about your feelings and thoughts about Afterlife

Know what this song is about? Does it mean anything special hidden between the lines to you? Share your meaning with community, make it interesting and valuable. Make sure you've read our simple tips.
U
Min 50 words
Not bad
Good
Awesome!

Post meanings

U
Min 50 words
Not bad
Good
Awesome!

official video

Featured lyrics

0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z