I can remember, a place I used to go.
Chrysanthemums of white
They seemed so beautiful.
I can remember, I searched for the amaranth.
I'd shut my eyes, to see.
Oh how I smiled then, so near the cherished ones.
I knew they would appear, saw not a single one.
Oh how I smiled then, waiting so patiently.
I'd make a wish and bleed.
While I waited , I was wasted away
While I waited , I was wasted away
I can remember...dreamt them so vividly
Soft creatures draped in white, light kisses gracing me
I can remember when I first realized dreams were the only place to see them.
While I waited , I was wasted away
While I waited , I was wasted away
While I waited , I was wasted away
Hope was wasting away.
Faith was wasting away.
I was wasting away.
I never, never wanted this.
I always wanted to believe.
Never never wanted this.
How could I have become?
Never Never wanted this.
From the start I'd been deceived.
Never never wanted this.
How could I have become?
I never, never wanted this.
I always wanted to believe.
Never never wanted this.
Never Never wanted this.
From the start I'd been deceived.
Never never wanted this.
Inside a crumbling effigy
(But you promised)
So dies all innocence
(But you promised me)
While I waited , I was wasted away
While I waited , I was wasted away
While I waited , I was wasted away
Hope was wasted away.
Faith was wasted away.
I was wasted away.
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Review about The Great Disappointment Another masterpiece | Reviewer: Dani | 3/28/09
Afiis definately my favorite band! Davey has a great voice and jade is the bomb! Ok, I like that their songs bcome embeded in your head even if they don't have catchy rhyming lyrics or sometimes they don't even have that upbeat melody that you want to dance to. I'd never been able to just sit and listen to music before music had always been the noise in the background as I drew wrote talked to people or whatever it is that I was doing. I'd also never become curious enough to look up lyrics to songs. Until now. AFI is amazing and though sometimes I don't know what davey is singing I can always count on it being something that'll keep you reaching for the replay button. I can listen to afi for hours! They are really talented I'm just surprised that they arent as popular as a lot of other bands
The Great Disapointment :] | Reviewer: Paige Potter | 8/17/07
AfireInside has alot of GREAT songs but this would have to be my favourite..Davey has the most wonderful singing voice i have EVER heard!!
i would LOVE to see this song performed live..it would probably be even better
keep on coming with the songs guys yer the best :]
"The Great Dissappointment" | Reviewer: random afi fan | 7/27/07
i love this song...he doesn't curse at the world for his "Great Dissappointment" he sings...he did great...go davey!!! :D
The Great Disappointment | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/3/07
This is one of AFI's best songs in my opinion. It is a very emotional and heart breaking song. It brought tears to my eyes. The lyrics and music bring clear images to your mind and make you reach deep within yourself to discover broken feelings.
8th Wonder of the World | Reviewer: Anonymous | 1/31/06
A Fire Inside's grand lyrical masterpiece, "The Great Disappointment" cannot merely be defined as emotional music, it captures the intense despair present within humanity's array of sorrow and heartache. To put it simply, it is a transcendence of the musical form, and an exploration of life as we know it.
The opening chords alienate the listener, evoking a desolate landscape, chiming with longing for someone to share the heartache with. As the guitar weaves it's way mournfully into the rhythm, the focus turns to the solitude of the artist, lost, alone, so tired, "wasting away".
Within the first few seconds, I am captivated. As Davey Havok's beautiful, yet unearthly wailing fills the empty places in the room and echoes in the depths of my soul. It's not just the instrumentation that creates this mood, the lyrics have a special poignancy.
The image of "chrysanthemums of white" evokes an moment of loneliness and loss, heartbreaking in it's fragility and tenderness. Again the lyrics startle you with their insight "I'd make a wish... and bleed."
To the uninitiated, AFI may have just created a heart-wrenching song. But to the chosen few, this is a dirge for humanity.
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