AFI has released eleven studio albums, ten EPs, one live album and one DVD. The band first reached substantial commercial success with their fifth album, The Art of Drowning (2000), which peaked at number 174 on the Billboard 200. They then broke into the mainstream with their sixth, Sing the Sorrow (2003), which peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and remained on the chart for 51 weeks. The album was supported by popular singles "Girl's Not Grey" and "Silver and Cold", both of which peaked at number seven on America's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in 2003. "The Leaving Song Pt. II" was also released as a single, reaching number 16 on the chart. Sing the Sorrow was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 2006 and is AFI's best-selling release, having sold over 1.26 million copies as of September 2009.
AFI's seventh album, Decemberunderground (2006), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and featured the hit single "Miss Murder", which topped the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100. Another single, "Love Like Winter", reached number four on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 2013.[6] Decemberunderground was followed three years later by Crash Love (2009), and then four years later by Burials (2013); both albums were also successful, peaking at number twelve and number nine, respectively, on the Billboard 200. The band's tenth and latest album, AFI (The Blood Album), was released in 2017, and peaked at number five on the Billboard 200, making it their second-highest chart position.
Beautiful Thieves
AFI Lyrics
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Can't you see they turn blind eyes
To we swift and spotlight strangers?
Oh before the rush is over
We will be revered again
While the victims still recover
Oh!
Take a little life
No one will care at all
Oh!
We can burn it and leave
For we are the beautiful thieves
No one suspects at all
No one suspects
Ah
Oh,
Are we running toward death?
I have met him times before
He adores us like the rest
Oh even if we're discovered
Just be sure to wear your best
We will surely make the covers
Oh!
If we run this light
Take a little life
No one will care at all
Oh!
We can burn it and leave
For we are the beautiful thieves
No one suspects at all
No one suspects
Who would run for cover?
Who would run from us?
Who would run for cover?
Who would run from us?
Oh!
If we run this light
Take a little life
No one will care at all
Oh!
We can burn it and leave
For we are the beautiful thieves
No one suspects at all
No one suspects at all
If we run this light
Take a little life
No one will care at all
Oh!
We can burn it and leave
For we are the beautiful thieves
No one suspects at all
No one suspects
The lyrics of AFI’s song Beautiful Thieves are a dark and evocative commentary on society's glorification of fame, beauty, and crime. The lyrics start by painting a picture of danger and reckless behavior, with the singer speaking to their partner about how they are both swift and spotlighted strangers, suggesting they are living a fast-paced and hedonistic lifestyle without any consequences. They further suggest that while they may be revered, the victims of their crimes will never recover. The chorus of the song is a bold declaration of their disregard for societal norms, where they suggest that if they were to run a red light and take a life, no one would care because they are the beautiful thieves, and no one suspects them.
The second verse continues the theme of their renegade lifestyle, with the singer suggesting that they may be running towards death, with a cryptic reference to "him." However, they seem unfazed and confident, believing they will surely make the covers of magazines even if they are discovered. The chorus repeats, with the singer and their partner embracing their lifestyle as the beautiful thieves, with no one suspicious of them.
Overall, the lyrics of Beautiful Thieves are an indictment of society's glorification of celebrity culture and its obsession with beauty and fame. The song questions the morality of the pursuit of fame and fortune at any cost, and the relationship between those who achieve it and the society that creates it. AFI's lyrics are provocative and challenging, forcing their listeners to consider the darker side of society's obsession with fame and beauty, and how it can lead some to pursue their goals at any cost.
Line by Line Meaning
My dear there is no danger
There's nothing to worry about, don't you see how the people look the other way when we come around?
Can't you see they turn blind eyes
Don't you see how they purposely ignore us and don't pay attention?
To we swift and spotlight strangers?
Because we're quick and flashy newcomers that get attention.
Oh before the rush is over
Before the excitement dies down
We will be revered again
We'll be respected and admired just like the first time
While the victims still recover
But the people we harmed will still be trying to heal
If we run this light
If we ignore the rules
Take a little life
And end someone's life
No one will care at all
No one will even notice or care
We can burn it and leave
We can destroy the evidence and escape
For we are the beautiful thieves
Because we are charming and attractive and nobody suspects us
Oh even if we're discovered
Even if we're caught
Just be sure to wear your best
We still need to look good, even in this situation
We will surely make the covers
Our story will be in the news
Who would run for cover?
Who would be afraid of us?
Who would run from us?
Who would try to escape us?
If we run this light
If we ignore the rules
Take a little life
And end someone's life
No one will care at all
No one will even notice or care
We can burn it and leave
We can destroy the evidence and escape
For we are the beautiful thieves
Because we are charming and attractive and nobody suspects us
No one suspects at all
Nobody has any suspicions
No one suspects
No one suspects us at all
Oh!
Expressing excitement or surprise
Ah
an expression commonly used when expressing relief, satisfaction, or pleasant surprise.
Oh!
Expressing excitement or surprise
No one suspects at all
Nobody has any suspicions
No one suspects
No one suspects us at all
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Adam A Carson, David Paden Marchand, Hunter Lawrence Burgan, Jade Errol Puget
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Lyrics
My dear, there is no danger
Can't you see they turn blind eyes
To we swift and spotlit strangers?
Oh, people the rush is over
We will be revered again
While the victims still recover
Oh, if we run this light
Take a little life
No one will care at all
Oh, we can burn it and leave
For we are the beautiful thieves
No one suspects at all
No one suspects
Oh, are we running towards death?
I have met him times before
He adores us like the rest
Oh, even if we're discovered
Just be sure to wear your best
We will surely make the covers
Oh, if we run this light
Take a little life
No one will care at all
Oh, we can burn it and leave
For we are the beautiful thieves
No one suspects at all
No one suspects
Who would run for cover?
Who would run from us?
Who would run for cover?
Who would run from us?
Oh, if we run this light
Take a little life
No one will care at all
Oh, we can burn it and leave
For we are the beautiful thieves
No one suspects at all
No one suspects at all
Oh, if we run this light
Take a little life
No one will care at all
Oh, we can burn it and leave
For we are the beautiful thieves
No one suspects at all
No one suspects
Mia Pet
Beautiful Thieves"
My dear there is no danger
Can't you see they turn blind eyes
To we swift and spotlight strangers?
Oh before the rush is over
We will be revered again
While the victims still recover
Oh!
If we run this light
Take a little life
No one will care at all
Oh!
We can burn it and leave
For we are the beautiful Thieves
No one suspects at all
No one suspects
Ah
Oh,
Are we running toward death?
I have met him times before
He adores us like the rest
Oh even if we're discovered
Just be sure to wear your best
We will surely make the covers
Oh!
If we run this light
Take a little life
No one will care at all
Oh!
We can burn it and leave
For we are the beautiful thieves
No one suspects at all
No one suspects
Who would run for cover?
Who would run from us?
Who would run for cover?
Who would run from us?
Oh!
If we run this light
Take a little life
No one will care at all
Oh!
We can burn it and leave
For we are the beautiful thieves
No one suspects at all
No one suspects at all
If we run this light
Take a little life
No one will care at all
Oh!
We can burn it and leave
For we are the beautiful thieves
No one suspects at all
No one suspects
ageekofalltrades
I can't believe this came out almost a decade ago. I still think of this as "new AFI".
VikkiVengeance6
Same
JMiguel Nunes
Same, I remember tolding my brother (wich died of cancer :'( ), that he doesn't look like a woman no more.
Ez :3
i still think of DecemberUnderground as “new AFI” and that came out in 06 😂
Destructo Disk
When they changed their look and sound in 2003 i always thought of that as new AFI.
willbirkin666
technically its been 11 years for the song itself since crash love came out on my bday sept 29th of 2009
Livvi
AFI is the type of group where their songs will always be bangers. It’s almost 2022 and I’m still listening to them daily.
Ashley Hale
Man, I even got into the top 0.001% of their Spotify listeners, I’m surprised
Alberto Gandica
2023 and still listening them
Carlos Sandi
ME TOO. BROO.. ✌️✌️