Afterlife – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Afterlife
Oh my god, what an awful word
And after all the breath, and the dirt, and the fires are burnt
And after all this time
And after all the ambulances go
And after all the hangers on are done hanging on in the dead light of the afterglow
I gotta know!
Can we work it out?
If we scream and shout
'Till we work it out
Can we, just work it out?
Scream and shout
'Till we work it out
'Till we work it out
'Till we work it out
'Till we work it out
'Till we work it out
Afterlife
I think I saw what happens next
Oh it was just a glimps of you like looking through a window or shallow sea
Could you see me?
And after all this time
It's like nothing else we used to know
And after all the hangers on are done hanging on in the dead light of the afterglow
I've got to know!
Can we work it out?
If we scream and shout
'Till we work it out
Can we, just work it out?
If we scream and shout
'Till we work it out
But you say "Ohhh ohhh oh oh oh."
When love is gone, where does is go?
And you say "Ohh ohh oh oh oh"
When love is gone
Where does it go?
Where do we go?
Where do we go?
Where do we go?
Where do we go?
Where do we go?
Where do we go?
Where do we go?
Where do we go?
And after this
Can it last another night?
After all the bad advice
It had nothing at all to do with life
I've gotta know!
Can we work it out?
Scream and shout
'Till we work it out
Can we, just work it out?
Scream and shout
'Till we work it out
But you say "Ohhh ohhh oh oh oh"
When love is gone
Where does it go?
And you say, "Ohh ohh oh oh oh"
When love is gone, where does it go?
Ohhh ohhh oh oh oh
When love is gone
But where did it go?
Ohhh ohhh oh oh hewwwewwew we ew
When love is gone
But where did it go?
And where do we goooooooooo?
(Brass instruments scaling)
Ohhh ohhh oh oh oh
Ohhh ohhh oh oh oh
Ohhh ohhh oh oh oh
Ohhh ohhh oh oh oh
(Laboured breathing)
Is this the afterlife?
(Continued laboured breathing)
It's just an afterlife
With you.
It's just an afterlife.
It's just an afterlife. (Backup singer)
It's just an afterlife
With you.
It's just an afterlife (Backup singer)
It's just an afterlife.
(Laboured breathing)
(TV music ambiance)
Ah ha ahh all right, get his gun Dusty! Get his gun!
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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awful /ˈɔːfʊl/ B1 |
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breath /breθ/ A2 |
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dirt /dɜːrt/ A2 |
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fires /ˈfaɪər/ A1 |
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time /taɪm/ A1 |
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ambulances /ˈæmbjʊləns/ B1 |
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hangers /ˈhæŋər/ B2 |
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light /laɪt/ A1 |
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dead /ded/ A2 |
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afterglow /ˈɑːftərɡləʊ/ C1 |
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scream /skriːm/ B1 |
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shout /ʃaʊt/ A2 |
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glimpse /ɡlɪmps/ B2 |
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window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ A1 |
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shallow /ˈʃæloʊ/ B1 |
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sea /siː/ A1 |
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advice /ədˈvaɪs/ B1 |
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life /laɪf/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Oh my god, what an awful word
➔ Exclamatory sentence with indefinite article "an"
➔ The sentence uses "an" before "awful" because the word starts with a vowel sound. It's an exclamation expressing a strong negative feeling about the word "afterlife".
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And after all the hangers on are done hanging on in the dead light of the afterglow
➔ Present perfect passive construction ("are done") with a prepositional phrase ("hanging on in the dead light of the afterglow") modifying the action.
➔ "Are done hanging on" suggests that the hangers-on have completed the act of clinging to something, possibly fame or importance. The prepositional phrase provides context, highlighting the bleakness of their current situation.
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Can we work it out?
➔ Modal verb "can" for ability/possibility in a question form.
➔ This is a simple question using "can" to inquire about the possibility of resolving a problem or situation.
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If we scream and shout 'Till we work it out
➔ Conditional clause with "if" + present simple, followed by a time clause with "'till'" (until) and present simple.
➔ This shows a condition (screaming and shouting) and its duration ('till we work it out') using present simple in both clauses to suggest a repeated or habitual action towards a goal.
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I think I saw what happens next
➔ Indirect question using "what" as a relative pronoun to introduce the noun clause acting as the object of "saw".
➔ "What happens next" is not a direct question but a statement reported indirectly. "What" links the speaker's visual experience to the subsequent events.
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It's just an afterlife With you.
➔ Simple sentence using "it's" (it is) and the preposition "with" to indicate companionship or association.
➔ This expresses that the experience of the afterlife is defined or made bearable by the presence of another person ("you"). "With you" functions as an adverbial phrase modifying "afterlife."