After the Disco
Echoes of Fading Shine: Broken Bells' Reflection on Love's Maze
Lyrics
After your faith has let you down
Challenges arise after losing faith
I know you'll want to run around
Expectation of seeking distractions or alternatives
And follow the crowd into the night
Being influenced by the crowd's allure in the night
But after the disco
Post the dance/party scene
All of the shine just faded away
All previous allure or attractiveness has disappeared
Oh oh oh oh
Expressing the fading away with vocalization
Do what you want
Encouragement for personal freedom
Do what you will
Empowerment to follow personal desires
Don't tell me it's not our time
Rejecting the notion that it's not the right time
'Cause I'm
Indicating waiting for too long
Waiting here much too long and
Implying prolonged waiting
Don't assume
Rejecting the assumption of needing love
That I need your love
Describing being unaffected by love's absence
The chill of night has got you dancing away
Describing the allure of the night causing detachment
And I'm
Stating non-involvement in someone's idealization
Not the dreamer or the dream you're
Not being the object of someone's pursuit
Out there looking for
Rejecting being the sought-after dream
How did I get in this winding maze of love?
Feeling entangled or lost in a complex love situation
And there's something wrong and it's sending you
Sensing a problem affecting someone's direction
Round and round 'til we go nowhere
Describing a circular, pointless journey
I see the ashes on the ground
Observing remnants of past situations
I know the world is burning down
Acknowledging a world in turmoil or chaos
And under the cold and empty moon
Under a desolate night, expressing detachment
But after the disco
Similar to line 4, reiterating a fading allure
All of the shine just faded away
Re-emphasizing the disappearance of previous allure
Oh oh oh oh
Repeating the fading away sentiment
Do what you want
Encouragement for personal freedom, repetition
Do what you will
Reiteration of personal empowerment
But you can't hide
Impossibility of concealing the truth
Oh oh oh oh
Reiteration of personal freedom and desires
Do what you want
Reiteration of personal freedom, repetition
Do what you will
Reiteration of personal empowerment
Don't tell me it's not our time
Rejecting the notion that it's not the right time, repetition
'Cause I'm
Reiteration of waiting for too long
Waiting here much too long and
Repetition indicating prolonged waiting
Don't assume
Rejecting the assumption of needing love, repetition
That I need your love
Describing being unaffected by love's absence, repetition
The chill of night has got you dancing away
Reiteration of the allure of the night causing detachment
And I'm
Stating non-involvement in someone's idealization, repetition
Not the dreamer or the dream you're
Not being the object of someone's pursuit, repetition
Out there looking for
Rejecting being the sought-after dream, repetition
How did I get in this winding maze of love?
Reiterating feeling entangled or lost in love
And there's something wrong and it's sending you
Repeating the sensed problem affecting direction
Round and round 'til we go nowhere
Describing a circular, pointless journey, repetition
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