Who Wants To Live Forever
After Forever feat. Damian Wilson & Arjen Anthony Lucassen Lyrics


Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴

There's no time for us
There's no place for us
What is this thing that builds our dreams
Yet slips away from us

Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever
There's no chance for us
It's all decided for us
This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us

Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever

Who dares to love forever
Oh ooh woh, when love must die

Touch my tears with your lips
Touch my world with your fingertips
And we can live forever
And we can love forever
Forever is our today

Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever




Forever is our today
Who waits forever anyway?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Who Wants to Live Forever" by After Forever feat. Damian Wilson & Arjen Anthony Lucassen explore the theme of mortality and the fleeting nature of life. The opening lines of the song acknowledge that there is no time or place for us, and question the purpose of building dreams that slip away from us. It seems that the song is speaking from the perspective of someone who feels that they are powerless to change their situation; their fate has already been decided for them.


The chorus raises the question of who really wants to live forever in a world where there is no chance for us, where everything is predetermined, and where there is only one sweet moment set aside for us. It suggests that living forever might not necessarily be desirable, especially if it meant living in a world where there is no freedom, no possibility for growth or change, and no opportunity to experience the full range of human emotions.


The second verse of the song dares to ask who would choose to love forever when love must eventually die. It seems to acknowledge the difficult reality that even the greatest love stories must come to an end, either through separation or death.


However, the final lines of the song offer a glimmer of hope, suggesting that even though we cannot live forever, we can still make the most of the time we have. By touching each other's tears and marking each other's worlds with our fingertips, we can live and love forever in the present moment.


Line by Line Meaning

There's no time for us
We are constrained by time and unable to spend as much time as we desire.


There's no place for us
We feel that we do not belong anywhere in this world.


What is this thing that builds our dreams
We wonder what motivates us to envision an ideal future for ourselves.


Yet slips away from us
However, these dreams tend to elude us, and we are left with unfulfilled aspirations.


Who wants to live forever
We question the desire to live an infinite life, with all its problems and sorrows.


Who wants to live forever
Our doubts linger, and we ask again, who truly wants to have eternal life?


There's no chance for us
We see no opportunities to improve our present or future situations.


It's all decided for us
Our destiny is predetermined, and we have little control over our lives.


This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us
In this world, we have only one chance for a meaningful and joyful existence.


Who dares to love forever
We question the courage required to love someone indefinitely, knowing that it will inevitably end in death.


Oh ooh woh, when love must die
Our hearts ache when we think about the inevitability of losing someone we love.


Touch my tears with your lips
We yearn for comfort and love when we are upset and in tears.


Touch my world with your fingertips
We desire someone to share our world with and leave a mark on it.


And we can live forever
In each other's company, we never truly die.


And we can love forever
Love transcends boundaries of time and space and continues to exist long after we are gone.


Forever is our today
We cherish and live in the moment, forever etched in our memories.


Who waits forever anyway?
We realize that no one waits forever, and so we must make the most of our time together.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ARR. MICHAEL KAMEN, BRIAN MAY

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Song not found

More Versions