After You're Gone
Blindside Lyrics

The lyrics in Blindside’s song “After You’re Gone” touches on the feeling of being lost and the want for connection. The beginning lines portray the feeling of closing off and building up walls despite inner turmoil. The singer reveals that their skin has grown thicker as they have walked through life and that they feel like they are slipping down a cold, dark slide. However, the lyrics don’t just focus on the feeling of loneliness, as the singer allows for the possibility that connecting with someone could break down those walls. The lyrics “But what if you’d sing me alive, I’m ready to give up the fight. Cause I’m just a stone, Right after you’re gone” convey the thought that a connection with someone else might be the thing to give them life and make them feel like they’re something other than an inanimate object. The phrase “Right after you’re gone” is repeated multiple times throughout the song, implying that connection with others is temporary and that it would happen right after that person has already left.

The second half of the song includes the lyrics “The first thing that meets the eye, When I crossover into the light, I want it to be, Right after I’m gone”. This line suggests that the singer craves interpersonal connection in life but ultimately wants to be remembered and connected with after their passing. The lyrics overall paint a picture of someone who feels lonely and disconnected from others, even though they understand that they need that connection to feel truly alive. The repetition of the phrase “Right after you’re gone” throughout the song drives home the point that the moments where you feel connected to someone else are fleeting and that those moments of connection may not truly cure the feeling of loneliness.