After All
Delerium feat. Jaël (of Lunik) Lyrics
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They tell her
To leave
She's tired of smiling madly
Until silence becomes very silently
A noise in her mind
No good to give
No meaning to live
The mist engulfed tonight
Every single star
After all they shared
How could he simply say no
After all they shared
He turned away from her to go
She said she wouldn't cry
That was really just a lie
She knows the noises in her mind
Nothing's left but
Screaming silence
After all she feels numbness inside
The feeling's gone
She's upside down
The pictures behind her closed eyes
This time you went too far
After all they shared
How could he simply say no
After all they shared
He turned away from her to go
She said she wouldn't cry
That was really just a lie
After all they shared
How could he simply say no
After all they shared
He turned away from her to go
She said she wouldn't cry
That was really just a lie
After all she has nothing inside
No good to give
No meaning to live
The mist engulfed tonight
Every single star
After all they shared
How could he simply say no
After all they shared
He turned away from her to go
She said she wouldn't cry
That was really just a lie
After all they shared
How could he simply say no (simply say no)
After all they shared
He turned away from her to go
She said she wouldn't cry
That was really just a lie
After all they shared
How could he simply say no (simply say no)
After all they shared
He turned away from her to go
She said she wouldn't cry
That was really just a lie
After all they shared
How could he simply say no (how could he simply say no)
After all they shared (after all)
He turned away from her to go (he just turned away)
She said she wouldn't cry
That was really just a lie
The lyrics to Delerium's song "After All" reveal a woman's struggle with the aftermath of a breakup. The song describes how she is grappling with the voices and noises in her mind that are urging her to leave this state of misery. The repetition of the phrase "after all" emphasizes how she is feeling disillusioned and empty after investing so much time and love into the relationship that has now ended. She is unhappy with how she has been pretending to be happy, and now the quietness in her head is creating a feeling of chaos that she cannot escape. The mist engulfing the stars and the pictures behind her closed eyes all denote how she is seeing the world as bleak and colorless.
The lyrics of the chorus mention that he turned away from her, leaving her feeling numb and upside down, with nothing left inside to give or mean anything to her. The woman's mind continues to play tricks on her as she tries to reconcile how he could say no when they had shared so much before. The phrase "That was really just a lie" speaks to how the woman was trying to convince herself and her ex-partner that she was stronger than what she felt, that she could handle the breakup without crying. Overall the song portrays the visceral feelings of abandonment and disillusionment that follows an unexpected breakup, as well as the struggle to stay resilient in the face of immense pain.
Line by Line Meaning
She knows the voices in her mind
She is aware of the thoughts that haunt her
They tell her To leave
Her thoughts urge her to give up and go away
She's tired of smiling madly
She's exhausted of pretending to be happy
Until silence becomes very silently A noise in her mind
The silence is so deafening that it becomes another voice in her mind
After all she has nothing inside
She feels empty within herself
No good to give No meaning to live
She feels worthless and finds no purpose to exist
The mist engulfed tonight Every single star
The fog has covered everything tonight, even the stars
After all they shared How could he simply say no
She wonders how he could deny their past
He turned away from her to go She said she wouldn't cry That was really just a lie
She promised herself not to cry, but she broke that promise when he left
She knows the noises in her mind
She's familiar with the disturbing thoughts in her head
Nothing's left but Screaming silence
There's no sound but her own screams inside her head
After all she feels numbness inside
She has become so numb that she can no longer feel anything
The feeling's gone She's upside down The pictures behind her closed eyes This time you went too far
She feels lost and disoriented, and the memories of the past are haunting her
How could he simply say no (simply say no)
She can't believe he refused her with such ease
He turned away from her to go (he just turned away)
He left her without even looking back
After all they shared (after all)
Despite everything they have been through together
She said she wouldn't cry That was really just a lie
She tried to be strong but couldn't hold back her tears
After all they shared How could he simply say no (how could he simply say no)
She repeats how she can't understand his rejection
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JAEL (RAHEL) KREBS, NOWELL RHYS FULBER, WILHELM ANTON LEEB
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She knows the voices in her mind
They tell her to leave
She's tired smiling madly
Until silence becomes very silently
A noise in her mind
After all she has nothing inside
No good to give, no meaning to live
The mist engulfed tonight
Every single star
After all they shared
Could he simply say no
After all they shared
He turned away from her to go
She said she wouldn't cry
That was really just a lie
She knows the noises in her mind
Nothings left but screaming silence
After all she feels numbness inside
The feeling's gone she's upside down
The pictures behind her closed eyes
This time you went too far
After all they shared
Could he simply say no
After all they shared
He turned away from her to go
She said she wouldn't cry
That was really just a lie
@rachwave
Oh My GOD...I listened to this song about 1000 times in the summer of 2005. Had forgotten it ever since. Can't get over how good this still is.
@user-ob9zo9cr4c
still?
@lucekkalafiorek342
and I discovered this song on 31th March 2004:P
@AckzaTV
used to listen to this on lsd at uc santacruz but silence wow and the one with the mustical chanting
@Live22727
me too ) do we have any remastered version of this one?
@streetkunedo
Да мой бич!
@bholasa
One of the best songs ever made.
@djteras3406
hell YEAH!!!!
@dustinpaurowski6648
Period.
@GabrielHernandez-il2pj
12 years listening this song and still impressed with her voice