katmolburke October 2nd, 2009 09:02AM  

I love this song and when I noticed there were no interpratations on her for it, I decided to submit one myself. So here goes:

"I'm a stitch away from making it
And a scar away from falling apart, apart"
[Well that lines pretty self-explanatory]

"Blood cells pixelate
And the eyes dialate
And the full moon pill's got me out on the street at night"
[In this part there are multiple references to things - first, the lines about the blood cells and eyes are physical effects that are caused by taking drugs. Then, the "full moon pills" are referencing a drug such as Adderall or cocaine that can keep you up partying all night, and high.]

"Cut it loose
Watch you work the room
Cut it loose
Watch you work the room
Cut it loose
Watch you work the room
Cut it loose
Watch you work the room"
[Now the chorus is interesting, and a perfect example of Pete's amazing lyrics. To 'cut loose' means to relax and enjoy yourself, and 'working the room' can mean mingling at a party. But the double meaning here is that 'cut it loose' can also mean cutting drugs into loose powder, and if the girl is 'working the room' she could be distributing the drugs around.]

"Oh, put love on hold
Young Hollywood is on the other line"
[I think that this is another double meaning. 'On the other line' might mean on the phone, or line as in drug running line.]

"Her nose runs ruby red"
[When you 'snort' excessive amounts of cocaine or pills, your nose turns red.]

"Deaths in a double bed
Singing songs that could only catch the ear of the desperate"
[Now, is it 'Deaths' in a double bed, or 'Death's' in a double bed - if Death was in a double bed, his 'song' would be suicide, which would only catch the ears of the desperate. Makes you think, doesn't it?

The next part is the chorus and first verse repeated, so I can leave that part]

"Kiss away young thrills and
Kills on the mouths of all my friends"
[Here, I think that the person whose story we are following has 'kissed away his young thrills' (ie. Stopped doing drugs) and is watching all his friends die from taking them.]

The rest is repeated again, so I guess all that is left is the title. Now, for those who don't know already, brackets, ( ), are used to add in extra info that the context would make sense without. So here, "The (After) Life Of The Party" is "The Life Of The Party". But as it talks about serious issues that cause deaths, they put After in the title too, making it Afterlife. Its hard to explain,so I hope you get what I meant.

Anyways, that is all I've got. Hope you enjoyed my interpretation of the lyrics (and title).