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.
Hearts Frozen Solid Thawed Once More by the Spring of Rage Despair and Hopelessness
AFI Lyrics
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I will die screaming
Whoa!
Scream my last breath in useless anguish
Tear the sun from the sky
Whoa!
Whoa!
Die screaming
At first glance, the lyrics to AFI's "Hearts Frozen Solid Thawed Once More by the Spring of Rage Despair and Hopelessness" may seem bleak and nihilistic. But when viewed in context with the rest of the song, they can be seen as a triumphant call to arms against the overwhelming despair and hopelessness of life. The singer suggests that even when everything seems lost and hopeless, they will go down fighting and screaming, refusing to let the darkness consume them. The line "tear the sun from the sky" could be interpreted as a hyperbolic expression of their determination to shake the very foundations of the world to achieve their goal.
Overall, the song seems to be about the struggle to find meaning and purpose in a world that can be cruel and unyielding. The repetitive "Whoa!" at the beginning and end of the lyrics could represent a howl of defiance against the chaos of the world. The use of language like "frozen" and "thawed" suggests a cycle of despair and renewal that the singer is determined to break by any means necessary. In the end, the message seems to be one of resilience and bravery, even in the face of overwhelming hopelessness.
Line by Line Meaning
Whoa!
Expressing intense emotion or excitement
I will die screaming
I will not go quietly into death, but rather protest it vehemently
Scream my last breath in useless anguish
I will cry out with pain and hopelessness in my final moments
Tear the sun from the sky
I want to destroy the brightest thing in existence, as I am consumed with anger and sorrow
Whoa!
Continuing to express intense emotion or excitement
I will die screaming
Reiterating the determination to resist death with all of one's being
Whoa!
Expressing intense emotion or excitement for the final time
Contributed by Grace M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
MrCornWolf
I remember getting this comp when it came out, this was the first time I heard afi and I immediately went out and bought the first afi album I could find. That album was black sails and it just fucking floored me how good it was. I know bands evolve but wish we could get back pre December underground afi or even pre sorrow.
Didi Meow & the MEWS
same. except i found Art of Drowning first but got to enjoy the whole back catalog after... also saw them play at whatever warped tour that was back when..
Cassandra Suzanne
I had the comp back then too! As well as Fat Music for Fat People, which has some amazing songs on it
Cassandra Suzanne
And Black Sails was my first AFI album, was just talking about how great God Called in Sick Today is.
Didi Meow & the MEWS
@Cassandra Suzanne technically i first discovered A.F.I. on the "Short Music for Short People Compilation" and had to hear more...Good Compilation and Good A.F.I. song ... prob the most epic a 30 second punk song can get...
Didi Meow & the MEWS
@Cassandra Suzanne teh funny thing is i completely forgot this was a thread to that comp song >_< ha
Stephen Dre
The only way to listen to songs from short music for short people is to just listen to the entire comp. Whenever I hear one song just on its own I find myself waiting for the next song to kick in. It feels criminal. With that being said. This is one of the greatest AFI songs of all time. Yeah. I said it. 😎
Cassandra Suzanne
It's always been one of my faves! I mean they maxed out that play time.
damon manson
I wish they'd do stuff like this every once in a while.
Jimmy Smith
I wish this song was longer