Apocalypse
LIVING ROOM - Cigarettes After Sex Lyrics


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You leapt from crumbling bridges watching cityscapes turn to dust
Filming helicopters crashing in the ocean from way above

Got the music in you baby, tell me why
Got the music in you baby, tell me why
You've been locked in here forever and you just can't say goodbye?

Kisses on the foreheads of the lovers wrapped in your arms
You've been hiding them in hollowed out pianos left in the dark

Got the music in you baby, tell me why
Got the music in you baby, tell me why
You've been locked in here forever and you just can't say goodbye?

Your lips, my lips, apocalypse
Your lips, my lips, apocalypse
Go and sneak us through the rivers, flood is rising up on your knees, oh please
Come out and haunt me, I know you want me
Come out and haunt me

Sharing all your secrets with each other since you were kids
Sleeping soundly with the locket that she gave you clutched in your fist

Got the music in you baby, tell me why
Got the music in you baby, tell me why
You've been locked in here forever and you just can't say goodbye?
You've been locked in here forever and you just can't say goodbye?





Oh-oh, when you're all alone, I will reach for you
When you're feeling low, I will be there, too

Overall Meaning

The song "Apocalypse" by Cigarettes After Sex captures the essence of a world falling apart and two lovers holding on to each other amidst the chaos. The first verse paints a picture of destruction, with the phrase "crumbling bridges" and "cityscapes turn to dust." The next line talks about filming helicopters crashing into the ocean, presumably as a result of some catastrophic event that has taken place. The chorus then questions why the person being addressed is unable to let go of the past and move on, despite having the "music" in them.


The second verse is more intimate, with the singer describing the lovers and how they have been hiding from the world. They share secrets and even sleep with a locket given to one of them as a gift. The chorus again questions why they are stuck in this place and can't move on. The bridge of the song brings a sense of desperation, with the repeated phrase "come out and haunt me."


Overall, "Apocalypse" is a hauntingly beautiful song that speaks to the human experience of holding on to the past and the people we love. The imagery of destruction and devastation is juxtaposed with the tender moments between the two lovers, making the lyrics all the more poignant.


Line by Line Meaning

You leapt from crumbling bridges watching cityscapes turn to dust
You jumped from decaying bridges and observed the skyline disintegrating before your eyes


Filming helicopters crashing in the ocean from way above
Recording airborne vehicles plummeting into the sea from a bird's eye perspective


Got the music in you baby, tell me why
Do you possess a soulful harmony that runs deep within, reveal the reason for it


You've been locked in here forever and you just can't say goodbye?
Are you trapped in this chamber endlessly and incapable of departing from it?


Kisses on the foreheads of the lovers wrapped in your arms
Affectionately kissing the forehead of the couple grasped in your embrace


You've been hiding them in hollowed out pianos left in the dark
You have been concealing them inside pianos that have been carved out and placed into darkness


Your lips, my lips, apocalypse
Our mouths, together, bring about the end of the world


Go and sneak us through the rivers, flood is rising up on your knees, oh please
Sneak us past the rivers, the flood is increasing and it's at your feet, please help us


Come out and haunt me, I know you want me
Reappear and possess me, I sense your passion for me


Sharing all your secrets with each other since you were kids
Disclosing all your secrets to each other since your childhood days


Sleeping soundly with the locket that she gave you clutched in your fist
Sleeping peacefully while holding the pendant that she gifted you in your hand


Oh-oh, when you're all alone, I will reach for you
Oh-oh, I will come to you when you're lonely


When you're feeling low, I will be there, too
When you're feeling down, I will be there alongside you




Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Gregory Steven Gonzalez

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@silmighty

APOCALYPSE
You leapt from crumbling bridges watching cityscapes turn to dust
Filming helicopters crashing in the ocean from way above

Got the music in you baby,
Tell me why
Got the music in you baby,
Tell me why
You’ve been locked in here forever & you just can’t say goodbye

Kisses on the foreheads of the lovers wrapped in your arms
You’ve been hiding them in hollowed out pianos left in the dark…

Your lips,
My lips,
Apocalypse

Go & sneak us through the rivers,
Flood is rising up on your knees
Oh please…
Come out & haunt me
I know you want me
Come out & haunt me

Sharing all your secrets with each other since you were kids
Sleeping soundly with the locket that she gave you clutched in your fist…

When you’re all alone
I will reach for you
When you’re feeling low
I will be there too



@Boo-nx4ut

I'm doing it right now too for the first time.. it feels foreign but good
I see the world with different eyes
I react different
I have more self confidence
I am not that shy anymore
I choose myself
I try to be selfish when it's needed
I try to voice out my voice and I actually am getting more respected too.. maybe because I started to respect myself too?
Thanks for writing this comment



All comments from YouTube:

@lfkdodlzl

I can't believe "your lips my lips apocalypse" is the part that everyone knows when "you've been locked in here forever and you just can't say goodbye" EXISTS

@graciekay3541

NO THE “got the music in you baby tell me why” PART

@stoopdoop1978

FRR

@iv3ttt.3

Nope, "when you're all alone I will reach for you. When you're feeling low I'll be there too" THEY ARE, DAMM! this part hits me so hard.

@BK-ch2ie

@@iv3ttt.3 same here. I get chills everytime i hear that line !! The way he says the lines is incredible !!!

@BK-ch2ie

@@iv3ttt.3 can you tell me please why do you love those lines ??

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@Erick-sh8eg

We’re not friends, we’re not enemies, just strangers with memories.

@yashica7145

It's much better that way. The other two option always ends in ruins

@Aarush25202

Touched the heart

@samirrawan6446

Well said brother she left in June and I don’t hate her but she’s not my friend just someone who still has my heart and still their biggest supporter just now from a far

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