AFI Lyrics - "Miss Murder" (great song, cd, cd player)

MixMaster · 08-22-2006, 10:48 PM

Got a question for all AFI fans!

I seriously dig their song "Miss Murder" but I have no flippin idea what the lyrics mean. Every band has a hidden meaning in their songs, but this one is either so well disguised or so blatently obvious that I can't figure it out. Part of me thinks it's an anti-Christ message, but then again it could be a song about a bad childhood too. Hell, I have no idea. Does anyone out there understand what they are talking about? I've posted them below.

...And what is the deal with the black rabbits in the video?

...And what is the deal with Davey's Hair?

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"Miss Murder"

Hey Miss Murder can I?
Hey Miss Murder can I?
Make beauty stay if I,
Take my life?

Whoa-oh-ohh

With just a look they shook
And heavens bowed before him.
Simply a look can break your heart.
The stars that pierce the sky;
He left them all behind.
We’re left to wonder why
He left us all behind.

Hey Miss Murder can I?
Hey Miss Murder can I?
Make beauty stay if I,
Take my life?
Whoa-oh-ohh
(ohh)

Dreams of his crash won’t pass
Oh, how they all adored him
Beauty will last when spiraled down.
The stars that mystify
He left them all behind.
And how his children cried
He left us all behind.

Hey Miss Murder can I?
Hey Miss Murder can I?
Make beauty stay if I,
Take my life?
Whoa-oh-ohh

What's the hook, the twist
Within this verbose mystery?
I would gladly bet my life upon it.
That the ghost you love, your ray of light
Will fizzle out without hope.
We're the empty set just floating through, wrapped in skin
Ever searching for what we were promised.
Reaching for that golden ring we'd never let go,
but who would ever let us put put our filthy hands upon it?

Hey Miss Murder can I?
Hey Miss Murder can I?
Make beauty stay if I,
Take my life?
Whoa-oh-ohh

Hey Miss Murder can I?
Hey Miss Murder can I?
Make beauty stay if I,
Take my life?
Whoa-oh-ohh

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*Rhythm moves the body, but good music moves the soul*

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DearJenny · 08-22-2006, 11:27 PM

I've never been GREAT with lyrics. But it just seems like a message of emptiness and eventual suicide. Like "this is now, this is beauty, if I end it now, THIS is how they'll remember me."

I'm probably wrong, feel free to school me, anyone.

Raine · 08-22-2006, 11:28 PM

It's abuot beauty and how it's overrated.
or so it would appear.

Blain · 08-23-2006, 12:43 AM

Well there's supposed to be a hidden message in the album when you listen to Prelude 12/21 on a CD player you can rewind it too behind 0 seconds and it's got a hidden tune and on the AFI forums my brother said that they said there was a hidden message in the album. But as for the lyrics... I dunno.

And your other questions on the cover of the album it has three black rabbits so that might explain it...

~~under~~ · 08-23-2006, 08:21 AM

^ Hey I heard that message(Got up and listened right when he read the post. I won't tell anyone what it is, they'll jsut have to get up and see for themselves.

Anyways, it's a great song, I think it expresses alot of things, beauty being one of them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MixMaster

...And what is the deal with Davey's Hair?

I cannot answer this question but I know one thing, it started a trend because I went to an AFI concert not too long ago and I saw lots of people with that hair style, lemme tell ya alot of weird people go to concerts nowadays.

tdoc210 · 08-23-2006, 08:52 AM

Lol..new AFI..ahahaha.. hidden messages, its probably like go feck yourself or anything , if you want hidden emssages try to crack the pink floyd code thing majig.

holdyoualways · 08-23-2006, 09:26 AM

...i thought it was about aids...

MixMaster · 08-23-2006, 03:11 PM

It almost sounds like an anit-Christ message..."With just a look they shook and the heavens bowed before him"....then the second verse is "dreams of his crash won't pass and how they all adored him" which sounds like the crucifixion except it is said that they were all against him in the Bible. And the last stanza can be imagined to think it is about how Christ presents eternal bliss but we are not worty of anything he has to offer. And yet I am still not sure that this is even a worthy interpretation because it contradicts itself. AFI is a smart band and doesn't just make awesome music, their songs are all thought out to relay a message....Just what the heck is the message?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? I don't care if the message is all people are alien decendants and we will all be butt-diddled by them someday....Wait, isn;t that the Scientology meaning of life? HAHAHAHAHAHA

right-track · 08-23-2006, 04:35 PM

I'd say it was about someone contemplating suicide...after the death of a loved one.

ish · 08-23-2006, 05:45 PM

Asking if they'll still be beautiful in Miss Murder's eyes if they kill themselves maybe?

08-22-2006, 10:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
MixMaster Groupie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4	AFI Lyrics - "Miss Murder" Got a question for all AFI fans! I seriously dig their song "Miss Murder" but I have no flippin idea what the lyrics mean. Every band has a hidden meaning in their songs, but this one is either so well disguised or so blatently obvious that I can't figure it out. Part of me thinks it's an anti-Christ message, but then again it could be a song about a bad childhood too. Hell, I have no idea. Does anyone out there understand what they are talking about? I've posted them below. ...And what is the deal with the black rabbits in the video? ...And what is the deal with Davey's Hair? ----------------------------- "Miss Murder" Hey Miss Murder can I? Hey Miss Murder can I? Make beauty stay if I, Take my life? Whoa-oh-ohh With just a look they shook And heavens bowed before him. Simply a look can break your heart. The stars that pierce the sky; He left them all behind. We’re left to wonder why He left us all behind. Hey Miss Murder can I? Hey Miss Murder can I? Make beauty stay if I, Take my life? Whoa-oh-ohh (ohh) Dreams of his crash won’t pass Oh, how they all adored him Beauty will last when spiraled down. The stars that mystify He left them all behind. And how his children cried He left us all behind. Hey Miss Murder can I? Hey Miss Murder can I? Make beauty stay if I, Take my life? Whoa-oh-ohh What's the hook, the twist Within this verbose mystery? I would gladly bet my life upon it. That the ghost you love, your ray of light Will fizzle out without hope. We're the empty set just floating through, wrapped in skin Ever searching for what we were promised. Reaching for that golden ring we'd never let go, but who would ever let us put put our filthy hands upon it? Hey Miss Murder can I? Hey Miss Murder can I? Make beauty stay if I, Take my life? Whoa-oh-ohh Hey Miss Murder can I? Hey Miss Murder can I? Make beauty stay if I, Take my life? Whoa-oh-ohh -------------------------------------------------------- Rhythm moves the body, but good music moves the soul --------------------------------------------------------

08-22-2006, 11:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
DearJenny Raptor Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 1,321	I've never been GREAT with lyrics. But it just seems like a message of emptiness and eventual suicide. Like "this is now, this is beauty, if I end it now, THIS is how they'll remember me." I'm probably wrong, feel free to school me, anyone. __________________ So here's to living life miserable. And here's to all the lonely stories that I've told. Maybe drinking wine will validate my sorrow. Every man needs a muse and mine could be the bottle.

08-22-2006, 11:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Raine Full-Time Hellion Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: PA Posts: 1,531	It's abuot beauty and how it's overrated. or so it would appear. __________________ A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

08-23-2006, 08:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
tdoc210 ashes against the grain Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: new hampsha Posts: 2,617	Lol..new AFI..ahahaha.. hidden messages, its probably like go feck yourself or anything , if you want hidden emssages try to crack the pink floyd code thing majig. __________________ We went back there and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm. There they were in a pile. A pile of little arms. And I remember... I... I... I cried. I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought: My God... the genius of that.

08-23-2006, 09:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
holdyoualways Elevator to the moon Join Date: May 2005 Location: Snowy, cold, miserable Pennsylvania Posts: 1,088	...i thought it was about aids... __________________ You're my satellite <3

08-23-2006, 12:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
Blain w0rd Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Suva, Fiji Posts: 1,034	Well there's supposed to be a hidden message in the album when you listen to Prelude 12/21 on a CD player you can rewind it too behind 0 seconds and it's got a hidden tune and on the AFI forums my brother said that they said there was a hidden message in the album. But as for the lyrics... I dunno. And your other questions on the cover of the album it has three black rabbits so that might explain it...

08-23-2006, 03:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
MixMaster Groupie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4	It almost sounds like an anit-Christ message..."With just a look they shook and the heavens bowed before him"....then the second verse is "dreams of his crash won't pass and how they all adored him" which sounds like the crucifixion except it is said that they were all against him in the Bible. And the last stanza can be imagined to think it is about how Christ presents eternal bliss but we are not worty of anything he has to offer. And yet I am still not sure that this is even a worthy interpretation because it contradicts itself. AFI is a smart band and doesn't just make awesome music, their songs are all thought out to relay a message....Just what the heck is the message?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? I don't care if the message is all people are alien decendants and we will all be butt-diddled by them someday....Wait, isn;t that the Scientology meaning of life? HAHAHAHAHAHA __________________ -------------------------------------------------------- Rhythm moves the body, but good music moves the soul. --------------------------------------------------------

08-23-2006, 04:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	I'd say it was about someone contemplating suicide...after the death of a loved one.

08-23-2006, 05:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
ish Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In my room Posts: 405	Asking if they'll still be beautiful in Miss Murder's eyes if they kill themselves maybe? __________________ ..::Born with nothing::.. ..::Die with everything::..