Afterglow
paul cornell Lyrics

For awhile, to love was all we could do
At one point in time, loving each other was the only thing we knew how to do.

We were young and we knew
We were young and had the knowledge of love, but not the experience.

In our eyes were alive
Our love was vibrant and full of energy, which was apparent in the way we looked at each other.

Deep inside we knew our love was true
Although we were inexperienced, we had an undeniable feeling deep within us that our love was genuine.

For awhile, we paid no mind to the past
We were living in the moment and forgot about our past mistakes and regrets.

We knew love would last
We had faith in our relationship and believed that our love would endure the test of time.

Every night, something right
Every night, we found something positive to focus on in our relationship.

Would invite us to begin the day
These positive moments encouraged us to start each new day together.

Something happened along the way
Suddenly, something unexpected happened that changed our relationship.

What used to be happy was sad
We were no longer happy in our relationship and our previous joy was now sadness.

And yesterday was all we had
Our relationship was only a memory of the past and we were left with nothing but our memories and regrets.

And, oh, after the love has gone
After our love has ended, it feels like all hope is lost.

How could you lead me on
The singer is questioning why their partner gave false hope and led them on in the relationship.

And not let me stay around
The singer is also questioning why their partner did not allow them to continue in the relationship.

What used to be right is wrong
Things that were once good in the relationship are now perceived as bad.

Can love that's lost be found ?
The artist is wondering if it is possible to rekindle a love that has already been lost.

For awhile, to love each other with all
At one point, we loved each other with everything we had.

We would ever need
We believed that the love we shared was everything we could ever need in life.

Love was strong for so long
Our love was strong and seemed to last for an extended period of time.

Never knew that what was
We did not realize that what we thought was right and good in our relationship was not the case.

Wrong, oh, baby, wasn't right
The things that we thought were right in our relationship were actually wrong.

We tried to find what we had
We attempted to rekindle our lost love and relationship.

Till sadness was all we shared
Unfortunately, our attempts to rekindle our love resulted in only shared sadness.

We were scared
We were hesitant and doubtful of our chances to restore our love.

This affair would lead our love into
The affair has led our love and relationship towards a negative outcome.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, after the love has gone
The repetition of 'oh' emphasizes the feeling of hopelessness after the end of a relationship.