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Still a Stranger by AFI

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AFI

Still a Stranger

Release date: 20th January 2017

From AFI (The Blood Album)
Track 2
2:49
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About This Track

'Still a Stranger' by AFI is a 2017 rock track from the album 'AFI (The Blood Album)'. The lyrics circle around misunderstanding, the pull of something dark and recurring, and a desire for reassurance. There is a persistent need to be told what is “better way up there”, with repeated pleas for someone to explain or confirm their worth. The imagery stays intimate and uneasy, mixing personal address with objects and memories that keep falling out of place. The overall tone is urgent, yearning, and slightly defensive, as if affection is being demanded faster than it can be trusted.

"Still a Stranger" is a track by AFI, from the album AFI (The Blood Album), released 20th January 2017. The track is 2:49 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about AFI.

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AFI

AFI

Lyrics

Still a Stranger

There is misunderstanding that there's a bliss beneath it all
That every time it's never ending, there is a kiss to change us all
It's in the dark, it's in your photo that keeps on falling from the wall
Tell me it's better way up there
I need you
I need you
I need you to tell me...

Does it feel the same
After healing fame
And all the strange, strange, strange behavior?
Does it make it worse?
They mispronounce the hurt
I feel so strange. I'm still a stranger

Is there the misunderstanding that there's a hit of healing light?
Tell me the cuts finally stop showing
Before we kiss, again, the night
Here in the dark, tripping your picture
I keep rehanging on the wall
I need you better way up there
I need you
I need you better

Does it feel the same
After healing fame
And all the strange, strange, strange behavior?
Does it make it worse?
They mispronounce the hurt
I feel so strange. I'm still a stranger.

Does it feel the same?
Would I feel like you?
Because I still feel strange
Are you a stranger too? (I'm still a stranger)
I wish it mattered more (I'm still a stranger)
But I never will be you
I always feel so fucking strange.
Are you a stranger too?

I'm still a stranger
I'm still a stranger
(Are you a stranger?)

Does it feel the same
After healing fame
And all the strange, strange, strange behavior?
Does it make it worse?
They mispronounce the hurt
I feel so strange
I'm still a stranger

I'm still a stranger
I'm still a stranger

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Track details

From AFI (The Blood Album)

2:492017
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Album
AFI (The Blood Album)
AFI (The Blood Album)
AFI
20th January 2017
Track number
2
Release year
2017
  1. 1Dark Snow
    3:17
  2. 2Still a Stranger
    2:49
  3. 3Aurelia
    2:54
  4. 4Hidden Knives
    2:56

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