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Afterwards

Release date: 26th June 2020

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'Afterwards' by Arca is a 2020 track. The lyrics shift between a dreamlike, surreal image of a hive living inside the heart and a more intimate, flirtatious vocal exchange, including the line “P-papi, I'm your mami”.

"Afterwards" is a track by Arca, released 26th June 2020. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Arca.

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Arca

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Lyrics

Afterwards

[Letra de "Afterwards" ft. Björk]

[Verse 1: Björk]

Anoche cuando dormía

Soñé, ¡bendita ilusión!

Que una colmena tenía

Dentro de mi corazón

Y las doradas abejas

Iban fabricando en él

En él con las amarguras viejas

Blanca cera y dulce miel

[Verse 2: Arca]

P-papi, I'm your mami

C-come, let's trade milk

And let me heal you

P-p-papi, I'm the mami

Let's trade milk

C-come, let me heal you

[Outro: Arca]

Afterwards

Afterwards

Afterwards

Afterwards

Afterwards

Afterwards

Papi, let me heal you

Together

And afterwards

(The others are just the others)

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    Antonio Machado, Arca, Björk
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    Enyang Urbiks
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    Alex Epton, Arca
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