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.
Medicate
AFI Lyrics
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Could I just find a way?
I find you everyday
And we could alter time
But, I've come to find
Everyone's gone away
So this may be the time
For the perfect crime
(This, is)
Our Medicine
(This, is)
Our time to
Medicate
Here with me
Now as we
Lose ourselves in this and ignore
That you don't even know my name
Medicate
Come day
You'll say you can not stay
Once more I'll feel the same
It happens every time
So, I've come to find
Everyone goes away
I'm destined to remain
You were never mine
So, you were perfect
(This, is)
Our medicine
(This, is)
Our time to
Medicate
Here with me
Now as we
Lose ourselves in this and ignore
That you don't even know my name
Medicate
You and me
Now as we
Lose ourselves in this and ignore
That you don't even know my name
Medicate
Can you
Describe what it's like?
I feel nothing
Can you
Feel this?
Does it sting?
I feel nothing at all.
I feel nothing at all.
I feel nothing at all.
(Can you tell me how it feels?)
I feel nothing at all.
(Can we pretend this is real?)
I feel nothing.
Medicate
Here with me.
Now as we
Lose ourselves in this and ignore
That you don't even know my name.
Medicate
Here with me.
Now as we
Lose ourselves in us and ignore
That you don't even know my name.
Medicate
Here with me.
Now as we
Lose ourselves in us and ignore
That you don't even know my name.
Oh!
You don't even know my name.
You don't even know my name.
Oh!
Medicate
The lyrics to AFI's song Medicate describe a relationship that is fueled by escapism and a need to forget reality. The singer longs for the company of the person they are singing to and imagines a world where they can be together, away from the pain of reality. The line "Could I just find a way?" indicates the singer's desire to find a way for them to be together. They then proceed to imagine a scenario where they could "alter time" and be together without consequences, as "everyone's gone away." The chorus, "Medicate, here with me, now as we lose ourselves in this and ignore that you don't even know my name," speaks to the idea of using drugs or other forms of escape to numb the pain of reality and be together in the moment.
As the song progresses, the singer acknowledges that their relationship is doomed to fail. They predict that the person they are singing to will leave, just like everyone else, leaving the singer feeling empty and alone. The line "You were never mine" suggests that the relationship was never real in the first place and was only a product of the singer's imagination. Despite this, they still long for the opportunity to be with this person, even if it is only in their own fantasy.
Line by Line Meaning
Could I?
Is it possible for me to find a way?
Could I just find a way?
Is it possible for me to find a solution?
I find you everyday
I see you every day.
And we could alter time
We have the ability to change time.
But, I've come to find
However, I have discovered that
Everyone's gone away
Everyone has left.
So this may be the time
This could be the right moment
For the perfect crime
To commit the perfect crime.
Yes, this is perfect
This is the perfect opportunity.
(This, is)
This is the moment we've been waiting for.
Our Medicine
This is our cure for the pain we both feel.
Our time to
This is our chance to
Medicate
Numb the pain with medication.
Here with me
Together with me
Now as we
At this moment when we
Lose ourselves in this and ignore
Let's forget about everything and live in the moment.
That you don't even know my name
You don't even remember who I am.
Come day
When the day comes
You'll say you can not stay
You will tell me that you can't stay.
Once more I'll feel the same
I will feel the same pain again.
It happens every time
This happens every time.
I'm destined to remain
I am meant to stay alone.
You were never mine
You were never mine to have.
So, you were perfect
You were perfect in my mind.
(This, is)
This is the moment we've been waiting for.
Can you
Are you able to
Describe what it's like?
Explain how it feels.
I feel nothing
I'm completely numb.
Can you
Are you able to
Feel this?
Do you feel this pain?
Does it sting?
Does it hurt?
I feel nothing at all.
I feel completely empty.
(Can you tell me how it feels?)
(Can you describe the pain?)
(Can we pretend this is real?)
(Can we imagine that this is reality?)
I feel nothing.
I'm completely numb.
Oh!
Expressing passion or excitement.
You don't even know my name.
You have forgotten who I am.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Adam A Carson, David Paden Marchand, Hunter Lawrence Burgan, Jade Errol Puget
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@16handsoffunfunfun
Oh!
Could I, could I just find a way?
I'd find you everyday and we could alter time.
But I've come to find everyone's gone away.
So this may be the time for the perfect crime.
Yes, this is perfect.
(This is) our medicine. (This is) our time to...
Medicate here with me.
Now as we lose ourselves in this and ignore
that you don't even know my name. Medicate.
Come day, you'll say you cannot stay.
What's more, I'll feel the same. It happens every time.
So I've come to find everyone goes away. I'm destined to remain.
You were never mine, so you were perfect.
(This is) our medicine. (This is) our time to...
Medicate here with me.
Now as we lose ourselves in this and ignore
that you don't even know my name.
Medicate here with me.
Now as we lose ourselves in us and ignore
that you don't even know my name. Medicate.
Can you describe what it's like? I feel nothing.
Can you feel this? Does it sting?
I feel nothing at all.
I feel nothing at all.
I feel nothing at all.
(Can you tell me how it feels?)
I feel nothing at all.
(Can we pretend this is real?)
I feel nothing.
Medicate here with me.
Now as we lose ourselves in this and ignore
that you don't even know my name.
Medicate here with me.
Now as we lose ourselves in us and ignore
that you don't even know my name.
Medicate here with me.
Now as we lose ourselves in us and ignore
that you don't even know my name.
Oh!
You don't even know my name.
You don't even know my name.
Oh! Medicate.
@erikaalatalo8038
Could I?
Could I just find a way?
I find you everyday
And we could alter time
But, I've come to find
Everyone's gone away
So this may be the time
For the perfect crime
Yes, this is perfect
(This, is)
Our Medicine
(This, is)
Our time to
Medicate
Here with me
Now as we
Lose ourselves in this and ignore
That you don't even know my name
Medicate
Come day
You'll say you can not stay
Once more I'll feel the same
It happens every time
So, I've come to find
Everyone goes away
I'm destined to remain
You were never mine
So, you were perfect
(This, is)
Our medicine
(This, is)
Our time to
Medicate
Here with me
Now as we
Lose ourselves in this and ignore
That you don't even know my name
Medicate
You and me
Now as we
Lose ourselves in this and ignore
That you don't even know my name
Medicate
Can you
Describe what it's like?
I feel nothing
Can you
Feel this?
Does it sting?
I feel nothing at all.
I feel nothing at all.
I feel nothing at all.
I feel nothing at all.
(Can we pretend this is real?)
I feel nothing.
Medicate
Here with me.
Now as we
Lose ourselves in this and ignore
That you don't even know my name.
Medicate
Here with me.
Now as we
Lose ourselves in us and ignore
That you don't even know my name.
Medicate
Here with me.
Now as we
Lose ourselves in us and ignore
That you don't even know my name.
Oh!
You don't even know my name.
You don't even know my name.
Oh!
Medicate
@TheSentinel909
In my head this is still "The new AFI" and it's been OVER TEN YEARS :O
@christinalawrence2015
Would love to hear something new from them!
@andrewmeilinger6203
Same lol
@Ivan-ud8op
True Dat
@teo5836
Their music became more and more demonic as they’ve progressed. I can’t listen to blatant songs conveying sympathy for Satan.
@alisonbender8575
I’m over here in 2022 discovering this for the first time and being really confused that their new music is 12 years old
@MrM00stache
You know it's going to. Be a good song when Davey does his "OH" at the beginning of a song
@DabBubbles420
Hands down the best shit ever
@casshole88
Truer words have never been spoken.
@casshole88
That "oh" has given me butterflies since I was 13. So like 21 years ago lol damn I'm old but I'm so glad they are still a good band and doing their thing. Absolutely love them.