AFI - This Time Imperfect

[GreyShadowUchiha]

@RisingGamersChannel yeah it is :P Last track, contained in the 3 part "...But Home Is Nowhere"

[nathansongne]

Honestly. I hate his voice in this one. BUT, soon I shall post a video of my buddy corey singing it. It's fucking amazing. Love this song.

[85bigbennyboy]

to me this song is about going to hell forever and he's talking to god.

[XxGGDxX]

lovely song, although im not seeing how this is "One of the saddest songs ever written"

[SupportLoveTWLOHA]

@XxGGDxX

Because it is about his funeral, how a girl tore him apart so he killed himself and he thinks his funeral will have no guest or flowers and that he will go straight to hell, but he already lived there

[XxGGDxX]

@SupportLoveTWLOHA frankly it could be sadder and therefor isn't the saddest ever written

[freegg888]

@SupportLoveTWLOHA thanks for explaining it i was seriously a little confused.......awesome sonG!

[suckmypetfishy]

this song has helped me through so many problems already and now its mending my relationship. thank you davey and you have the voice of a god to represent my minority class. much <3 for you

[TheProvar]

What is that font?

[84justincase]

@TheProvar I think it is Black Adder.

[Xxzombiegirl97xX]

there is just so much more

i love this song

if only i had witten it i may say but it describes how i feel in a diffrent way

[Xxzombiegirl97xX]

this song explains just how i feel about alot n my life.i cannot leave here i cannot stay, my mom and dad r divorcied my mom wants to move to a diffrent state but dosent have full cousdy & my mom is telling me i have 2 leave & my dad is telling me i have to stay. & there is more 2the song & how it relates 2 me i'd show a smile but im 2 weak i'd share with you could i only speak my boyfreind wonders why im allways hurt and i dont tell him much but i dont because its to hard 2 talk about

[codeman0493]

There are no flowers no not this time...

[IngloriousBastard911]

all music is emotional period

music makes you feel

[AFIrockshard]

i might sing this at my school's talent show thunbs up if you think i should p.s im a girl just incase you wanted to know.

[513986916]

@AFIrockshard If you can sing then go for it!

[lee26162338]

you lot were clearly touched by your dads, dubstep all the way. this is bent

[dopeking2003]

@lee26162338 Dubstep as in all those random noises that didnt make it into a transformers movie but instead got put end to end to form some form of noise which is as far from music as your mum is from her ideal weight? Dubstep is gash, get a grip.

[thetrulydisturbed1]

this song hits it home to me more then it could any one else my past is troubled and so harsh and painful that if i tried to tell any one i would break down crying and unable to do anything else no one and i mean no one should ever have to go threw what i did.....so many times i thought about ending it and so many times i should of died but didn't, death she is so friendly when you feel there is nothing left, thankfully i'm living a better life now and i'm engaged now.

[johnvaughn666]

I listen to mostly metal, however I found AFI when I was in a very dark place in my life. I was going through a divorce, and the words to the songs. Made me feel like I wasn't the only one feeling like this. I can honestly say A.F.I saved my life.

[meahemcupcake]

Everyone with a heart that beats should listen to this. Not just 'emos'. You 'tards.

[Sami774882]

like if your listening to this past 2 am :D

[sjorsvanwickeren]

I'm not emo or anything close to that, I just like the song.

[Karahicker]

@sjorsvanwickeren if anybody says just emos listen this u can say he an idiot

[heartgernadeidiot]

I swear This Time Imperfect is one of, if not the most beautiful songs in the history of the world. the lyrics, Davey's voice and the music its self is just amazing

[thetrulydisturbed1]

@heartgernadeidiot totally agree with you i can't help find comfort in this song after all i've been threw in my life.

[xXvenessaXx]

le sigh...i miss you shimit

[linkreeves]

I don't know why I'm sooo addicted to this song right now

[tech9boarder]

@linkreeves i dont know why im so addicted to afi so suddenly, i just found out about em the day guitar hero 3 came out, and i got the game that christmas. its not until today that im hooked on em O.O

[linkreeves]

@tech9boarder It's like heave isn't it, lol!!!!!

[SexNutsFaSho]

Pretty much gorgeous

[DarkCrimzonAngel]

oh goodness, so beautiful.

[LittleBitOfSunshine1]

AFI saved me from hell, they gave me wings when I fell...

[CrimsonRoses05]

@LittleBitOfSunshine1 cause i wanted to say it.... HATER

[LittleBitOfSunshine1]

@CrimsonRoses05 Lol okay but how is that relevant to what I posted? :3

[SamsonOff7]

the bass in this song is asskicking

[MightyB00shFan123]

AFI changed my life. They are truly an amazing band. <3

[Chitamashii]

AFI's songs are what kept me looking for hope in my dreary life, thank you for saving me

[Criggy94]

this band mean so much to me, this song was a major comfort :)

[AeRoLiLLy]

I've searched for the meaning in spanish of this song, I understand almost all, but I´m still doubting about when he says "Forever haunted, more than afraid" I mean; "haunted" is refering to an "obsession" or like a "haunted house" or something like that.

then, when it says "I'm drawn to a blackened sky as I turn blue" I don´t understand all the phrase. Because "drawn" seems to me like something about drawings or paintings, and "blue" is about the color or like feel blue?

[AeRoLiLLy]

I know this is not Yahoo Answers, but I really like this song and of course AFI, that´s why I want to know. And I´m sorry I´m Mexican and my English is not good.

[KeltonJohn]

@AeRoLiLLy He's forever haunted by memories, or pain. Sort of like a haunted house, but in your mind.

And drawn has another meaning, as in you can't take your eyes away, because your eyes are stuck looking at something.

and i think he means blue as in he's turning blue, the color people usually look as they're dying.

hope this helps!

[AeRoLiLLy]

@KeltonJohn thank you so much! I think I understand better ♥

[jafsica]

@AeRoLiLLy I think he means emotionally haunted.

"As I turn blue" I'm fairly certain references death (many people turn blue when they die).

And "drawn to" isn't referring to drawing (like doodling) but drawn to like brought to or attracted to.

So, when he dies, the sky is black..... it's dark.

[howtoshyne]

@jafsica I always took it as more symbolic than literal. It's poetic... meant to be ambiguous. Open to interpretation. (I'm aware that you're providing a translation.) "I'm drawn to a blackened sky as I turn blue." For me, whenever I am depressed, I like to wallow (which is BAD.) I'm drawn to those things that will depress me further as I myself become numb. That's what that line always felt like to me...

[IAmTheOccult]

AFI is the best band I have ever heard. I like them better than I like my band! XD

[ShitFacedDragon]

The bass in this is amazing.

[KatiHasIssues]

beautiful...<3

[brokencydeprincess69]

i've been through A LOT and its caused me to become depressed. i've been this way for a very long time, because there comes a time when ones heart cannot break and heal, and break and heal,etc. anymore and it just shatters for good. thats me. i've lost eveyrthing and everyone i ever loved, and i cant seem to pick myself back up.

[JIR0CHAN]

@brokencydeprincess69 you sound like a person who will change the world some day..no joke, it seems people who go through a lot change the world.remember those scars you receive only make you stronger.

i may not know you very well, but all i have to say is that i believe you're hear for a reason. people who express their pain are the ones who see the world for what it really is and yes it is horrible. you are a soldier with battle scars. Don't kid yourself..you are stronger than you think:)))))

[brokencydeprincess69]

@JIR0CHAN :) i appreciate that, like i write poetry ALOT and i even have a book published, im only 16 so ppl say having a book published so young is really cool, and alot of ppl are touched by my work. so i know im strong and i know im changing alot of people's lives right now, but im knida tired of being strong bcuz i just want to be happy ya kno? but thank you for being so nice and acknowledging my comment. i like nice people better than trolls :)

[thesoulthatburns]

The thing that defines the Ghoul that huants me... 

[Simpfan45]

I used to listen to this over and over. It is such a powerful song.

[RiskGraveTV]

A wonderful friend introduced this song to me several years ago. No pain compares to the loneliness and despair that heartache brings, but to share a song like this with a close friend, and to have them like it, it's a powerful bonding moment. It seems the closest people in my life have been through such anguish. I don't think I could relate to someone who hasn't had their heart ripped out and dropped in the blender. Thank you for this song, Charmaine <3

[Moofinsforever]

@RiskGraveTV I hope you feel better, with whatever you are going through. <3

[RiskGraveTV]

@Moofinsforever Thank you, that's very sweet of you :) I feel happy most of the time these days, but I've learned that depression never goes away completely, it will come back from time to time, no matter how long it's been. But really, I can't begin to explain how much a random gesture of kindness, especially over the internet (AKA the stomping grounds of racists, sexists and general keyboard warriors) means to me. Thank you! <3

[howtoshyne]

@RiskGraveTV I've come to a realization lately about the difference between being unhappy and being depressed. I had depression really bad as a teenager, and I had no control over my mood or my thoughts. I constantly felt like I was underwater. I've thankfully moved past that and am truly HAPPY, but sometimes I have a string of bad days. Whenever I worry that my depression is returning I remember that life will have highs and lows, but it doesn't have to be all "happiness" or "Depression." :)

[RiskGraveTV]

@howtoshyne My teenage years are well behind me, but I guess I just settled into being a cynical "old kid". Funnily enough, I've found there is an optimistic side to being a cynic, expect nothing but trouble & when something half decent occurs, you're all the more appreciative of it. Like getting a friendly comment on the internet. I expect trolls, complete with poor spelling, an absence of gramma and a nasty disposition that'd make Attila the Hun blush, so I appreciate your nice comment :)

[benj1b]

15 dislikes? that cant be right... those people must have hit that button by accident

[lolaparossa]

love the intro the with the long sigh

[supersoccerman3]

hi



[IscariotXVI]

repeat 8 for one of davey's infamous "ohs".

[AriannaRamone]

I could say this song saved my life too. When I was more bullied at school I used to listen to it everyday. Now I know all the songs, line after line :) and unluckily I haven't heard it in about 2 years

[snufy1000]

THIS IS PERFECT WELL DOOONEE AFI !!!!!!!!

[kaitxcore]

My favorite AFI song ever.

[RareJadeForest06]

I no he doesn't have an accent but I love the way he sings this song and his other music too, he makes his voice different from other bands...it's awesome. He just says some of his words differently compared to other bands so it just makes the music sound tons better

[reddog24playa1]

@akirapills

[reddog24playa1]

well thats a little cryptic

[RareJadeForest06]

What's this song about? It's so interesting...

[OptimusStroodle]

been in love with davey forever. his voice, his lyrics, his FACE ugh! this mixture could kill someone in te greatest way

[RareJadeForest06]

@OptimusStroodle I agree with you 500 percent lol He's hot, with makeup...without makeup...wow he's just HOT period. But his voice and his presence makes him 1000 times hotter lol I saw him during a concert and he seriously is the nicest person, his face is so pure. He's just f***ing the shit. The coolest thing in the world.

[OptimusStroodle]

@RareJadeForest06 youre so lucky, ever since i heard about afi all ive wanted to do was see davey just once....

[RareJadeForest06]

@OptimusStroodle Yeah I wonder when they are gonna go on tour and sing again.

[debs3892]

i love his voice!!

[IAmTheOccult]

This album is very sad and deep...

[marisalove143]

i get a deep weird feeling inside of me,everytime i listen to this song.

[DestinyIslander2000]

@marisalove143

Yeah, me too...

Davey has to be the deepest lyricist I've ever heard.

[Ravel1984]

15 people committed suicide because this song.:-)

[CrimsonRoses05]

afi and davey havok saved me from suicicde as a teenager... the lyrics is all i needed...

[RadioactivexCandyx]

@CrimsonRoses05 Me too! I still struggle with depression, but when I listen to this song I feel so much better. :)

[codywaynelouis]

@CrimsonRoses05 <3 they have saved alot of people .<3

[smokyramone]

@CrimsonRoses05 ..at one point for me their words were all I had.. still rings true as time goes on.. everyday I wake up alive I'm greatful to them for sharing their words with others



[Martyn3400]

@CrimsonRoses05 and everyone on youtube needs to know this why?

[missplacedmind3]

@Martyn3400 I reckon! Most Emo thing I've read... ever.

[CrimsonRoses05]

@missplacedmind3 ha i can admit i use to be an emo kinda kid.... but im def a metal chick now

[wayway117]

there're no flowers, no, not this time

there will be no angels gracing the lines,

just these dark words i find

...Im going to get that tattoed on my arm

[punk4life96]

@wayway117 *stark words* and id get it on my forehead bc its that good of a line :|

[SpiderShane1]

@wayway117 Dude don't do that, you will totally regret it. Tattoo a big black dick on your forehead, you know, something that holds up over time.

[JRA22FUN]

@SpiderShane1

Hahahaha

[BeyondBirthdayL]

@wayway117 I'm going to get "There will be no angels gracing the lines" across my collar bone :3

[Frodicus42]

why is it that itunes has fifty versions of one justin beiber song but they only have one live version of this song?????

[CityPosy]

@Frodicus42

because its a hidden track after but home is nowhere.

[blackburn567]

thumbs up if arturo gatti tribute video brought you here

[MsBouncingsouls]

lol



[Ellemphriem]

Υπεροχο.............

[CHIKAGOAZULKREMA1860]

SIMPLY UNIQUE LIKE 10 YEARS AGO

[richbruhn]

fuck china imho. AFI is perfect ...

[JenLuvNen]

B>E>A>U>T<I<F<U<L<!

[Aneroh]

This song perfect :}

[DubStepVIIX]

This is a beautiful song but i was wondering does anyone know the meaning and can explain it to me thanks :)

[akirapills767]

It's bittersweet, hearing the hopelessness in Davey's voice. It's like hearing the echo of a man swallowed by his isolation. His final words in the form of a cautionary tale

[SpiderShane1]

@akirapills767 That was the most emo thing I've heard anyone say all week.

[gangstazombiekilla]

@akirapills767 I'm surprised I don't actually sound like that when I speak. Final words and isolation are truly detrimental things when the only words you hear or say are 'final' and when you've lived in nothing but isolation for your entire life.

[zergb0ng]

@akirapills767 yes... his lyrics/ thoughts are on a deeper , higher level- ethereal and beautiful. Really desperate and confined

[gangstazombiekilla]

This song has saved my life. This song has done so much for me. <3

[dropdeadblink182]

this song mends my broken heart </3

[JanaINJax]

WOW, never heard this before.

[Alk3ohol]

Being blue is another way of saying he's sad/depressed.

[MRBROSKIE]

@Alk3ohol woah really?!?!?! NEVER WOULD HAVE GUESSED...

[smoke420allthetime]

thank you for the post man

[tritonaquatics]

You can be straight edge and still sing and write about other stuff. You're right Davey's the man. Super talent.

[DivineNegligence34]

Davey's voice is the sex.

[bluedogdick]

@DivineNegligence34 what ?????????

[NathanGrimace]

3:18 OH!

[tritonaquatics]

The verse "I'm drawn to a blackened sky as I turn blue." People that overdose on heroin turn blue and basically look skywards.

[1990forever69]

@tritonaquatics davey's super straight edge ..nice try dude

[shaneistheog]

@tritonaquatics if you notice the verse before it says "asphyxiate on words I would say." So yeah that pretty much sums it man. Not a song about heroin over dose.

[derrekxvampire]

I love this song.

[tritonaquatics]

Is this song about a heroin overdose?



[SenorJuanDiablo]

@tritonaquatics Strikes me as a song about death.

[iPrestiges]

Feel like dieing now.... Fuck

[fobose2]

@skater13sean Excuse me? I am a 14 year old and I read at a post collegiate level, I have had my work published in magazines and anthologies, age is not a factor in someones educational level. Please refrain from such derogatory comments. Thank you in advance.

[skater13sean]

@fobose2 I was not implying that age was responsible for his lack of intelligence but rather that his maturity was akin to a typical person of that age. I am quite aware that there are many educated and mature 14 year olds. However i will say the majority of them are still in junior high and therefore have not yet completed even basic education.

[HairyDragonBalls]

.........SIgh.....penis...



[antichristhector]

:'(

[LiVdRuMmEr]

so pretty

[thecommonbehavior]

and if you can't just do that then don't bother posting on a song like this if you don't like the music itself or if you don't like the people who wrote it. Frankly no one has a remote respect for what you think if all you can do is belittle somebody or somebodies way of life. No one person in this world is better than another, we are human beings and we should try to help when someone is down not belittle them to a point where they can't fight back and they search for other ways out.

[thecommonbehavior]

i have a marvelous idea how about you all quit trying to make poeple feel less than a human being and enjoy this work of art that is elegant beautiful and serene. It may be a sad song but everybody hurts and i MEAN everbody. So those sitting here calling people "EMO's" and things like that obviously have something going on in their life and feel they have to take it out on somebody who is in a so called "weaker" state than them just so they can feel better about themselves. listen to the music

[kaitxcore]

I love this song! It's definitely the best song on Sing the Sorrow and one of my favorite songs of AFI's in general. <3

[rdsxfn12]

I really love this song. It's probably my favorite AFI song ever.

[ooonlyupload]

remember that ur not alone.. that somewhere, somehow another person feels just like u feel.. ur not alone..

[ooonlyupload]

at first i felt so miserable and desperate that i didnt want to comment.. i didnt have the courage actually.. sometimes words feel so empty compared to our feelings so, silence seems better.. but then the song began.. and i felt that the person who wrote it, no matter if he was emo, gay, pozer, depressed or anything else, i knew he felt the same way i feel right now.. alone,desperate and haunted.. and it made me somehow feel that someone understood.. so, for all you out there that have been hurt

[CaseysBabygirl19]

Im obessed with this song!!! (:

[TheFreeandgreen]

this is my first time listening to this song sence i tryed to kill myself... Its beutie holds true evean after that night.

[owenwashere123]

very similar at the start to 100 words but they are both awesome

[valo1716]

davey is definitly worthy enough to have my babies <3

[gunguy26]

thubs up if your watching this after 2:00am :D

[TeknicalDifficultiez]

@gunguy26 everythings after 2 am

[gunguy26]

@TeknicalDifficultiez haha true :)

[KoRnKiD191]

@gunguy26 It's 1:32pm here does that count?

[IevasWorld]

@gunguy26 How did you know? :D

[Meteddica]

Surely the majority of the day is after 2am, no?

[gunguy26]

@Meteddica haha

[sickdestiny19]

this really makes me cry...

[Stellarce]

I'm a writer, have been for a long time (not professionally or anything) . AFI is my favorite band and every time I hear a song like this I am newly inspired to write. Their songs never get old (at least never in my eyes) and I admire them a lot. I wish I could tell them how much their music means to me.

[AnaTheQueen]

@Stellarce I'm a writer too (not professionally neither) and AFI helps me to create so many things everyday... this song marked my life.

[SaintBerugen]

@Stellarce I too am a writer and I have to agree with you. AFI has a song for every mood it seems.

[thekatekate1234]

there are no flowers no , NOT THIS TIME :(

[Blessedresiliency]

@skater13sean because in my experience education gives you a brain that works..

[roalsonand]

I am honestly confused by the comments on here! This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Why does that have to be reduced to emo or goth. No one cares. If you like the song it's cool. If not, why are you playing it so that you can write nasty stuff about it? I think secretly, you love it but it would show you actually have emotion so you have to stand up to your "I'm a man" ego and reputation. Get a life!

[futuremusician728]

I love AFI and Davey's lyrics and music, but I have to admit, it made me laugh when he did that most flamboyant "Oh!" xD

[N3cRiL]

I live for poetry... And AFI's lyrics are simply sublime. Davey's somber voice draws attention to every line and each song reduces me to tears. This song inparticular might be the most beautiful thing I have ever heard. Along with The Leaving Song.

[BringOnTheTechno]

@N3cRiL amen dude. :P

[maskda2]

beautiful song

[chuckles218]

i love this song, and album, i got the afi demon tattoo on my leg because of this album :D

[smoothsexirock]

@chuckles218 wow a tattoo u must love them alot :)

[hallystarfish233]

this song would be so legit covered with just a piano. Sounds like I found my summer project! ^^

[maskda2]

@hallystarfish233 if ya write a sheet out inbox me XP

[hallystarfish233]

@maskda2 hahaha I will. Now i Just need to find the time. However, anything involving Davey Havok should take priority. =]]

[maskda2]

@hallystarfish233 xD thanks! and true, scripting does take alot of time, no rush, but try ta get to it!

[kenzini97]

I love AFI and this song always makes me cry. No matter how many good memories I have behind it, the bad one hurts. But it also reminds me of how we all can pull through. So even if it is sad, we should always think about how much it could've helped someone