Afterglow
AFTERGLOW LYRICS
Center on the wide horizon
Focus on the galaxy
Sweep away your expectations
Recognise your enemies
I hear you talking to yourself
You're stripping off for someone else
You've got to learn to love yourself
That's all that counts
There's little else
You're always looking for affection
And all it's possibilities
Your senses searching for attention
In urgent need of gravity
I think you think you're someone else
You've got to learn to save yourself
Before you find there's nothing left
But bitterness
And anger
And afterglow
And afterglow
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aloadofgarbage 5.2.06
you are too introspective, get outside your own head and see the bigger picture.
baggage 6.2.08
Afterglow is the gospel according to what Shirley Manson learned in therapy, a line by line guide to how to live your life. xx
stupidgirl 17.02.08
can you believe, such an atmospheric song, as always a b-side that is far better quality than many a-sides. Garbage are quality, quality, quality and yet they still insist on releasing 'commercial' songs. Afterglow is eerie and scarey and totally depressing and in my opinion ranks as one of the best songs from the band ever.
"centre on the wide horizon ... galaxy" all ... "bitterness and hardness, and afterglow..."
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song meanings...?
here are some theories for the meaning of Garbage and Shirley Manson 's lyrics. If you wish to add your own ideas you can comment at the foot of this page or in the forum. I will add your contribution to the appropriate page within a few days.
