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.
Endlessly She Said
AFI Lyrics
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Horrible sounds
I can still hear them today
(Bleakly they sing)
Beautiful now
For they all passed my love
Still each time I always meant
Though in time they finally bent
Every word, every one, every word
"I will wait for you", she said
Endlessly
"I will wait for you", so spoke
Misery
I returned to you but found
My empty home
The radio told me to stay
(As it burned on)
I sang alone
Here will I pass, my love
Still each time I always meant
Every word, every one
Though in time they finally bent
Every word, every one, every word
"I will wait for you", she said
Endlessly
"I will wait for you", so spoke
Misery
I have been waiting for you
Biting as you talk me through
I have come to relieve you
Of life and love
I will wait for you
I will wait for you
I will wait for you
I will wait
I will wait
"I will wait for you", she said
(I will wait)
Endlessly
"I will wait for you", so spoke
(I will wait)
Misery
I will wait for you
Wait for you
Endlessly
"I will wait for you"
So spoke
So spoke
Misery
I will wait straight through
As I wait for you
Dear
Endlessly
The lyrics of AFI's Endlessly She Said express feelings of heartbreak and despair over lost love. The song opens with a memory of a painful time when the singer heard "horrible sounds" that still echo in his mind. The sounds may represent the emotional pain he has experienced or the sounds of a failing relationship. The line "bleakly they sing" adds to the mournful tone of the song, as though the song itself is singing a sorrowful tune. The singer then reflects on the love that was lost, stating that he always meant every word, despite the fact that they "finally bent" over time. This could suggest that the relationship gradually deteriorated, leading to the ultimate separation.
The chorus of the song repeats the haunting phrase "I will wait for you" several times, with different inflections expressing different emotions. The first time, it is spoken with a sense of infinite and hopeful longing, as though the singer still holds on to the possibility of a reunion. However, as the chorus continues, the phrase takes on a more ominous tone, as though the promise of waiting is more a curse than a comfort. The repetition of the line "Misery" at the end of each chorus emphasizes the melancholic sentiment of the song.
The final verse suggests that the singer has been waiting for someone or something, but that waiting has resulted in bitterness and pain. The line "biting as you talk me through" implies that the waiting has caused a bite to eat at the singer's soul, even as he talks himself through the desperate longing for the lost love. The final repetition of the chorus reinforces the idea that this endless waiting has become a kind of torment, possibly indicating that the cycle will continue indefinitely.
Line by Line Meaning
Walked into our world and made Horrible sounds I can still hear them today
You came into my life and caused chaos, and even though you are gone, the memory of how terrible it was still lingers with me.
Beautiful now For they all passed my love
Despite the pain you caused, I have come to realize that your presence in my life, however terrible it was, has allowed me to grow and evolve into a better person.
Still each time I always meant Every word, every one. Though in time they finally bent Every word, every one, every word
No matter how much time has passed, the sincerity behind the words I spoke to you never wavered, but eventually, even the words themselves became distorted and bent by the chaos you brought into my life.
"I will wait for you", she said Endlessly "I will wait for you", so spoke Misery
You made promises of waiting for me forever, but those promises were spoken in the voice of misery and pain.
I returned to you but found My empty home The radio told me to stay (As it burned on) I sang alone Here will I pass, my love
I returned to the place where you once were, but it was empty and desolate. The radio was the only thing left, but even as it burned, I found solace in singing to myself, accepting that this is where I will remain for the foreseeable future.
I have been waiting for you Biting as you talk me through I have come to relieve you Of life and love
Despite the pain you caused, I have been waiting for you, desiring nothing more than to hear your voice once again. But now, I have come to realize that the only way to truly be free of the pain you caused is to relieve myself of any attachment to you, including the emotions of life and love.
I will wait for you Wait for you Endlessly
Even though I know waiting for you is futile, I cannot help but hold onto the hope that you may one day return to me.
"I will wait for you" So spoke So spoke Misery
The idea of waiting for you has become so ingrained in my mind that even the voice of misery within me constantly repeats those words to me.
I will wait straight through As I wait for you Dear Endlessly
I know that waiting for you will only bring more pain and heartache, but I cannot help myself from holding onto the idea of you. So here I am, waiting for you endlessly, my dear.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ADAM A CARSON, DAVID PADEN MARCHAND, HUNTER LAWRENCE BURGAN, JADE ERROL PUGET
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