A.F.I. (AFI) Lyrics

    ------ About the song Clove Smoke Catharsis performed by A.F.I. (AFI)

I've heard quite a lot of people saying this song is literally about smoking cloves (or declining too). To those people: If you don't understand what a metaphor is you're in for a bad time trying to interpret AFI lyrics.

Having said that though I haven't a clue what this song is about, I just like the feeling and the meaning I find in it.

    ------ About the song Love Like Winter performed by A.F.I. (AFI)

"Teenie posers"? OK, to whoever said that... *spongebob voice* I'll have you know I'm a tween and my favorite AFI song is Fainting Spells.
I ____ing hate Rihanna, or 1D, or whatever the new fad is. REAL music doesn't get old after 3-5 years. REAL music is Elvis (old-skool but golden), and Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles, and Boney M.... and I think it's fair to say that after 20 years AFI has sure as hell earned their stripes as a rock band. <3

    ------ About the song God Called In Sick Today performed by A.F.I. (AFI)

You guys know that all 4 members of AFI are atheists, right? Davey Havok on particular is very outspoken on the matter. This song is open to the listeners interpretation as is any song, but it was originally written about Davey Havok's displeasure and disbelief in Christianity. It's really that simple. Oh and Davey is confirmed not to be gay. So that silly explanation is out the window.

    ------ About the song Hidden talking part after "...but home is nowhere" performed by A.F.I. (AFI)

When I hear this or read it I cry a little it's sad. But I think this tells a sort-of story for the album kinda like it explains the album. I really really love this song!! It fits perfectly with the two songs ...But Home is Nowhere and This time is Imperfect. I understand it in a way. I love it so much!! :3

    ------ About the song The Killing Lights performed by A.F.I. (AFI)

"Five A.M. on the bathroom floor from the night before." - Sounds like a night out gone horrifically wrong.

I think this song is Davey's views on drinking and drugs and how he never really saw any temptation in it when he was growing.

"But it seems that outside the screen, such a pretty face often will look dreadful." - Could be about modelling though.

    ------ About the song Midnight Sun performed by A.F.I. (AFI)

Awesome song first of all. It took a while for me acknowledge that but I find that the longer it takes for an AFI song to grow on me, the better it actually is. Infectious tunes like Days of the Phoenix or Miss Murder are good, yes, but the really good stuff that displays their true musical talent is stuff like The Great Disappointment, Clove Smoke Catharsis, and this song, Midnight Sun, just to name a few.

One of the things I noticed is that 7 minutes and 6 second elapse between the end of God Called in Sick Today and the beginning of Midnight Sun. God Called in Sick Today ends at 3:22 and Midnight Sun begins at 10:28. In other words 7:06 or 6:66; number of evil. This contributes greatly to the the message of the song.

The song is saying that people often ask if there is something supernatural that governs or that created our world, hence the myriad of questions expressed in the verses. The answer is and comes in the form of "Beyond and to all, I stand" during the chorus. However, contrary to what we might like to think, the deity / force responsible for these phenomena has either little to no care or may even be evil, hence 6:66 and the whispers during the bridge about being lonely in a barren, cruel, and icy world. The idea of "Beyond and to all time, I stand" seems to support this as there is a hint of apathy and almost malevolence. We get an image of someone or something standing like a statue throughout time, not being active or dynamic - apathy and / or malevolence.

So basically, the song expresses highly deist views; that there probably is a god / deity / life force that created the universe but then does nothing further to affect the course of its existence. As such, this deity is either evil or just doesn't care. In that light, this song is also criticism of the image of the loving and caring god(s) of many religions. Essentially, if the god is so good, then why is this world so screwed (the whispers during the bridge again)?

    ------ About the song Death of Seasons performed by A.F.I. (AFI)

This song isn't to bad but they should add some more screaming to their music it tends to get boring listening to the same kind of thing over and over again screaming just opens new doors

    ------ About the song Catch A Hot One performed by A.F.I. (AFI)

For the longest time, the vocal performance was unintelligible and I didn't really care because the song itself was good enough. On impulse I looked up the lyrics a while back but it wasn't until now that I really came to understand the meaning of the song; bullying.

"Lets tap your heart so we can paint the walls and see if anybody likes the tone. [or the pain]" or in other words; Lets feed your emotions to the world and see how everyone reacts. The heart is classically speaking, the center of all emotion. Tapping the heart would therefore indicate extraction of emotion.

"The hungry eyes waiting for your life flash, now their gonna see it." This actually means, 'There are some who would love to see you fail.' 'Hungry eyes' seems to imply a note of passive-aggressive behavior, perhaps enemies who like to see you fall.

"Open your veins so we make a pool and bathe and see if anyone complains. [of the stain]." Blood is often metaphorical of what one believes or one's family, hence why we have phrases such as "its in my blood" or "blood relative." Blood flows in your viens (obviously) so what is actually being said is 'Lets criticize your family and your beliefs and see who cares.'

"Lets strip you down so we can see your old scars. Now your gonna feel it." Pretty straight forward. Scars are often equated to a repressed past. 'Lets torment you for who you have been and what has happened to you.'

"Show me how to shine." Classic. What does a bully always do? Thats right; make fun of you for crying. What this really means is either 'Cry for me (sarcastically)' or 'Don't be crybaby.'

"Have you turned? turned to dust? I saw an insect learn to fly; Have you ever seen the kingdom of the flies? [*It's form was scorned*] Have you lost the sense of touch? I saw it stay in sovereignty. Have you ever turned to dust?" Probably the hardest lines to understand but the meaning is there. Turning into dust means emotional or physical weakness; insects are typically classified as annoying creatures; and Losing touch implies the loss of emotional sensation and expression; becoming stoic or cold. Finally, sovereignty means having authority. So what those lines really mean is 'Have you suffered emotional breakdown? You have become a most annoying creature; you don't belong with us but instead others of your type. Have you locked your emotions and sensation away? They still control you. Have you broken down yet?'

"Lets lift you up so we can see how fast you fast you fall. We always though that you could fly. [Now you'll crawl]" This one is pretty straight forward. Lifting someone up means making them feel good about themselves. Flying means being able to support yourself. So this actually means 'Lets befriend you and then withdraw just to see you suffer. You should be able to cope. Or maybe not.'


By my interpretation this song is undeniably about bullying and I think I have substantiated my theory with quite a bit of evidence.

    ------ About the song Prelude 12/21 performed by A.F.I. (AFI)

It played on my iPod shuffle once accidently and initial was sloww and the way it thrilling, my hairs literally stood.. it played around 1am.. i put it on repeat for atleast 15 times.. its duration is small but its amazing one.. i give it 9/10

    ------ About the song Rabbits Are Roadkill On Route 37 performed by A.F.I. (AFI)

This is right up there with Clove Smoke Catharsis, ...But Home Is Nowhere, TheGreat Disappointment, and Dream of Waking as not only one of my favorite AFI songs but probably also one of their best. And from personal experience I know how this kind of emotion feels. Sometimes you create your own prisons and are so blind and selfish that you start blaming others for your misery. That's the point I think this song is trying to get across. Sometimes it really is you no matter how badly you would like to think otherwise.