After All...
The Cardigans Lyrics


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After all you were perfectly right
But I'm scaring close to insanity
And on a night like this
Nothing stays the same
Nothing looks the same

After all you were perfectly right
Though our relation just split me in two
And on a night like this
Pieces fall apart
Visions fall apart

After all you were perfectly right
I have never been happy before
And on a night like this
You can hear the words
See behind the words

After all you were perfectly wrong
Though I thought I'd found love
And on a night like this




Nothing could be worse
Nothing could be worse

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Cardigans' song After All reveal the complicated and conflicting emotions of a person who has just experienced a breakup. The singer admits that her partner was "perfectly right" in ending the relationship, but still feels driven "close to insanity" by the pain of losing them. On a night when everything seems to be changing and falling apart, she realizes that she has never truly been happy before and that her former partner was right to end things.


Despite the singer's acknowledgement of her ex-partner's correctness, she also recognizes that they were "perfectly wrong" insofar as she had thought she had found love with them. This realization underscores the intense pain and confusion that the singer is experiencing as she tries to come to terms with the end of her relationship. Ultimately, the song captures the universal experience of heartbreak and the deep emotions that it can evoke.


Line by Line Meaning

after all you were perfectly right
Acknowledging that you were correct in your statement


but I'm scaring close to insanity
My mind is slowly deteriorating due to this situation


and on a night like this
In a moment like this


nothing stays the same
Everything is in a constant state of change


nothing looks the same
The world around me seems unfamiliar


though our relation just split me in two
Despite the fact that our relationship has torn me apart


pieces fall apart
My life is slowly falling apart in fragments


visions fall apart
My dreams and hopes are shattering into pieces


I have never been happy before
I have never experienced happiness until now


you can hear the words
You can hear the true meaning behind my words


see behind the words
You can see beyond the facade and into my true emotions


after all you were perfectly wrong
Contradicting your previous statement, as you were mistaken


though I thought I'd found love
Despite my belief that I had found love


nothing could be worse
There could be no worse situation than this


nothing could be worse
Emphasizing the severity of the situation




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MAGNUS SVENINGSSON, PETER ANDERS SVENSSON

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