Afterlife
-Avenged Sevenfold Lyrics

Like walking into a dream, so unlike what you've seen
The afterlife is not like anything the singer has ever experienced before; it is surreal and dreamlike.

So unsure but it seems, 'cause we've been waiting for you
The singer is uncertain but it appears to be because the afterlife has been anticipating their arrival.

Fallen into this place, just giving you a small taste
The afterlife is being offered to the singer in small doses.

Of your afterlife here so stay, you'll be back here soon anyway
The afterlife is both inviting the artist to stay but also indicating that they will not be there permanently.

I see a distant light, but girl this can't be right
The artist is disoriented by the strange and surreal qualities of the afterlife.

Such a surreal place to see so how did this come to be
The singer is bewildered by the inexplicable existence of the afterlife.

Arrived too early
The singer feels that they have entered the afterlife before their time.

And when I think of all the places I just don't belong
The artist reflects on how out of place they feel in the afterlife and compares it to similar feelings in life.

I've come to grips with life and realize this is going too far
The artist has accepted life as it is and feels that the afterlife is too much.

I don't belong here, we gotta move on dear escape from this afterlife
The artist wants to leave the afterlife and return to the world of the living.

'Cause this time I'm right to move on and on, far away from here
The singer is certain that they need to leave the afterlife and move on to something else.

A place of hope and no pain, perfect skies with no rain
The afterlife is a utopia where there is no suffering.

Can leave this place but refrain, 'cause we've been waiting for you
The singer can depart from the afterlife but is being asked to stay.

This peace on earth's not right (with my back against the wall)
The singer thinks that the tranquility of the afterlife is unnatural and unsettling.

No pain or sign of time (I'm much too young to fall)
The afterlife is marked by the absence of age and time.

So out of place don't wanna stay, I feel wrong and that's my sign
The artist feels misplaced in the afterlife and interprets that feeling as a message that they need to leave.

I've made up my mind
The artist has made a decision to leave the afterlife.

Give me your hand but realize I just wanna say goodbye
The singer is thanking the afterlife but only intends to say farewell.

Please understand I have to leave and carry on my own life
The singer is explaining that they need to move on with their life outside of the afterlife.

Got nothing against you and surely I'll miss you
The artist has no ill will towards the afterlife and acknowledges that they will miss it.

Take me back inside when the time is right
The artist is requesting to return to the afterlife at a later date.

Loved ones back home all crying 'cause they're already missing me
The artist knows that their loved ones will miss them and are already grieving.

I pray by the grace of God that there's somebody listening
The singer is appealing to the possibility of some higher power listening to their prayers.

Give me a chance to be that (I am unbroken)
The artist is asking for a chance to prove that they are strong and resilient.

Person I wanna be (I'm choking on this ecstasy)
The singer is yearning to be themselves and is agitated by their current state.

Oh Lord (unbreak me), I'll try so hard (unchain me)
The singer is pleading with a higher power to help them overcome this challenging situation.

But you gotta let go of me (I need another chance to live)
The singer is requesting the freedom and opportunity to live their life once more.