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AFI – Today's Lesson (1997) | Track profile | Dork

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AFI
Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes
Today's Lesson

TRACK

Today's Lesson

Release date: 11th November 1997

From Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes

Track 12

2:15

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About This Track

"Today's Lesson" is a track by AFI, from the album Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes, released 11th November 1997. The track is 2:15 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about AFI.

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AFI

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Lyrics

Today's Lesson

Here is your lesson for today
Better listen up real fucking good

My cloud always has a silver lining
I love everything that I see
My world is wonderful and no one
Could ever, ever hurt me

My cloud always has a silver lining
I love everything that I see
My world is wonderful and no one
Could ever, ever hurt me

You hate yourself, you do
You hate yourself, you do
You hate yourself, you do
That's why right now I hate you

So right now I hate you

My cloud always has a silver lining
I love everything that I see
My world is wonderful and no one
Could ever, ever hurt me

You hate yourself, you do
You hate yourself, you do
You hate yourself, you do
That's why right now I hate you

So right now I hate you

Have you learned your life's lesson yet?
No, well let me tell you something
I am your teacher, you have a lot to learn from me
You must love yourself

You are my teacher, you teach me about my life
Theres a lot I can learn from you
You hate yourself, you do
That's why I love you

So fuck you

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Track details

From Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes

2:151997

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Album

Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes

11th November 1997

Track number

12

Release year

1997

1Keeping Out of Direct Sunlight (An Introduction)
0:58
2Three Reasons
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3A Single Second
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4pH Low

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Dave E.C., Jake Sayles, Jim Gray [Filth], Lenny Johnson, Mike-O The Psycho
Producer: AFI