After Hours
Dianne Reeves Lyrics


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After hours
While the whole town is sleeping
I find my heart keeping a rendezvous
With the ghost of you

After hours
Haunting all the old places
I ask the same faces
For any news
It's the same old blues

Someday somewhere
I'll find you
And I'll keep searching till then
Knowing that when I find you
I'll start living again

So to bed
Though my vigil is ending
I'll still keep pretending
You're with me the rest of my days
For I'll keep loving you
After hours and always
I'll keep loving you
After hours and always

Someday somewhere
I'll find you
And I'll keep searching till then
Knowing that when I find you
I'll start living again

So to bed
Though my vigil is ending
I'll still keep pretending
You're with me the rest of my days
I'll keep loving you
After hours and always
I'll keep loving you




After hours and always
For days and hours and always

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of After Hours by Dianne Reeves are a poignant expression of yearning, heartbreak and the hope for reunion. The song revolves around the idea of keeping a rendezvous with the memory of a past lover, who is now absent. The singer explains how during the hours when the entire town is sleeping, she finds her heart keeping a rendezvous with the ghost of the person she once loved. The haunting imagery of the lyrics emphasizes the loneliness and emptiness that the singer feels in the absence of her lover. The same sentiment is echoed in the next verse where the singer mentions haunting all the old places while asking the same faces for any news. The lyrics are a powerful illustration of how heartbreak can leave a person yearning for the past and wandering through memory lane in search of a vestige of what once was.


The chorus, meanwhile, gives us an insight into the singer's psyche. She reveals that she will keep searching for her past love until she finds them - indicating that even though the past love is gone, she has not lost hope of a reunion. The final verse illustrates the singer's resolve to keep loving her past love. Even though she is aware that they might never reunite, she accepts the possibility and chooses to love them after hours and always, for days and hours and always. Overall, the lyrics paint a vivid picture of a heart that yearns for love that seems lost.


Line by Line Meaning

After hours
Late at night when everyone else is asleep


While the whole town is sleeping
At a time when everyone is in deep slumber


I find my heart keeping a rendezvous
My heart is yearning to meet you


With the ghost of you
With the echo of your memory


Haunting all the old places
Visiting all the places where we spent time together


I ask the same faces
I reach out to the same people who knew you


For any news
If they can tell me anything about you


It's the same old blues
But it only brings me down and makes me feel blue


Someday somewhere
One day, somewhere in this world


I'll find you
I'll finally find you


And I'll keep searching till then
Until I find you, I will keep searching


Knowing that when I find you
Because I know that when I find you


I'll start living again
I'll feel alive and complete once again


So to bed
It's time for me to go to sleep


Though my vigil is ending
Even though my watchful waiting is coming to an end


I'll still keep pretending
But I will continue pretending


You're with me the rest of my days
That you're still with me in my heart for the rest of my life


For I'll keep loving you
Because I will always continue to love you


After hours and always
Late at night and always


For days and hours and always
Every day, every hour, and always




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ROBERT GORDON

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