AFI - This Time Imperfect

One of the saddest songs ever written..

[@Closurenomore]

Funny that I’m in my 30s now and I needed this song more than I did in my teens

[@joeyloucks912]

Truth. I'm 36 and this is way more meaningful to me now than it was back then

[@ITSFRICKENADAM]

The 30s are tough

[@avinash4evr]

Now we are more interested in finding true meaning behind these beautifuly written lyrics. Inner struggle of 30s is real 😂

[@ITSFRICKENADAM]

@@avinash4evr I think the 30s are us maturing and coming to the realization of responsibilities of life. I think we're more established, completely independent and are facing more realities than in our 20s. Less protected from the world. It's a tough pill to swallow. I moved out when I was 20 but the 30s were still a tougher decade for me.

[@elizabethcrossley6853]

Same

[@emilyclements7720]

I’m 32 and this song hits me harder then ever before I absolutely adore Afi

[@paulsecrest9427]

I am 45 and this song breaks my heart. Reminds me of dead who are no longer around. And it reminds me of parts of myself that are cold and dead now.

[@sk8n854]

I'm 40. Started listening to AFI in the 90s. Loved their music then. Still love it now.

[@rickyism1576]

AFI goes hard at 38. I was 17 when this song came out.

[@tripbunny]

"I'd show a smile, but I am too weak. I'd share with you; could I only speak." This line is so powerful and means so many things to different people. Who hasn't felt this way in someway?

[@ITSFRICKENADAM]

Joji The Buttered Salami this fits perfectly with what im going through. i havent shed a tear in over 15 years but the other day my voice became weak and i almost broke down.

[@FriendOfN0ne]

drug addiction :(

[@aarondyckman3557]

HEROIN addict, 😐😐😐

[@hernandeznestor7685]

Just these stark words I find

[@deanaspruill6593]

@@aarondyckman3557 yep

[@barbiemccann9201]

I just lost my daughter Tuesday after a long battle with depression at the age of 24. This was one of our favorite songs. I would tell her that I would want this played at my funeral, I didn’t care if I passed at 100, just add it to the list. I never imagined it being the other way around. 😔💜

[@ltamha]

I'm so sorry for your loss and I hope you are recovering over time. Please look after yourself as well as you did your daughter, she would want that I'm sure and you sound like a very loving mother.. I'm sending you well wishes and be safe lovely ❤.

[@FFXI_Addict]

🫂

[@coleycoleyface420]

This entire album pulled me through being homeless and losing the only family I had ever known. The lyrics to this album are so heartfelt and Davey's voice is so filled with emotions it brought me to some much needed tears. Had to rebuy Sing for the Sorrow like 4 times, played until unplayable. Wow i just love this song.....

[@johnmartinez7847]

🙏🙏🙏

[@lbxlunchbox2309]

Me and you? We are kin.

[@letshelpsupportjack2884]

I went thru hell and back in highschool with being bullied, cheated on, no friends, etc. This song has always helped me out. Here I am 29, in another situation, and here I am-again... Needing this song to help me out

[@dax87434]

LetsHelp SupportJack you are 31 now but I am 28 and found the song again by chance and it is trying to pull me out I hope you are well fam

[@RAVENMoonTarot]

LetsHelp SupportJack stay strong!

[@flammingdragon]

there is no end to the pain, we must be numb - xxxtentacion

[@thematthatter673]

I think many of us went through shit in high school, but everything you mentioned; I've been there. I went there again myself last year. It wasn't just afi but all of my music that got me through it. I think at one point I kept going because I wanted to hear the next Tool album haha. But you know what? Things are better now. There will be shit times again, but you gotta remember to live for the good times. In the meantime, use your music to get through the bad, but don't live for them. Learn to enjoy that music when you're happy too.

[@ivanjezda3183]

yo fam, you ok?

[@travisgregory89]

15 years ago today i survived an attempt on my life to this song. Now at 32 i embrace it 💗

[@michaelstephens4494]

I dont know you, but I'm glad you're alive

[@travisgregory89]

much appreciated

[@quetzalcoatlz]

I also did the same 15yrs ago as well. Glad we both failed.

[@carloscrespo1537]

I'm glad you're still here

[@trolenciomartinez7065]

only beautiful people knows AFI

[@Ravensikkness]

I love AFI, but I'm not beautiful.

[@RAVENMoonTarot]

trolencio martinez 💜💜💜💜

[@RAVENMoonTarot]

Raven Sikkness TV I bet you are

[@silverfang4583]

trolencio martinez so you just said anyone who knows the band and hates it is beautiful

[@Ninjacupid]

I think he meant beautiful souls. People who are beautiful inside that can relate to the lyrics, have beautiful spirit, even tormented souls, would benefit from the full essence that is AFI.

[@Gailgarrard]

My son and I would listen to this over and over years ago. I chose this song to play at the funeral of my daughter and was amazed by the number of people there who could sing it. Just so fitting

[@bradleygonzalez1160]

My deepest condolences

[@jackiethomas6863]

I am so sorry

[@jimmylee8655]

Having a daughter myself I can't think of a more fitting song for the unfortunate occasion. Sorry for your loss.

[@mayakuftin9692]

May you always feel your Son ~Close~ 🌸

[@matthewmcmichael5875]

I always said this is my funeral song tooo. I love that. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@melhekhinhel]

Just turned thirty this year and this song hits as hard as it ever did when I was in school

[@Blairbug1]

I love how years later, I still listen to this song and it has the same effect on me as it had back in 2006 when I first heard it. No other songs have this effect on me. I swear, AFI will always be the band I hold closest to my heart, no matter what.

[@randigrigson7697]

through our bleeding, we are one

[@jritty534]

i will never stop loving this song

[@TheOneSugarChris]

Randi Grigson as we all form one dark flame.

[@SnEaKeRSkEr]

Agreed

[@X.ese_]

J Ritty I gave up on them, sadly. Everything they have ever done including their Eps to sing the sorrow was pure magic for me. I remember waiting and waiting for a new album to come out and I was beyond heart broken. Even my husband had high hopes that their latest album was going to be more original sounding, nope 👎 oh well at least we still have the memories of what they once were. Still one of my favorite bands and it’s comforting to know they their music will still be there whenever I need them.

[@roguelove807]

This is one of my favorite songs of all time.

[@HFTLMate]

me too, a masterpiece

[@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.

[@KuyaB69]

One of my all time favorites from these guys. I remember when I was about 14 years old skipping to this song over and over on my CD, which was a pain since it was like fourteen minutes in on the final track. Jeez... so many years ago. This band has influenced me by far more than any other.

[@jbo4547]

Oh my god I did the exact same thing in my mom's car over and over again. Wonderful memories.

[@KuyaB69]

+Anita T I'm sorry to hear about your losses, but at least we have works of art like this to help us through.

[@liljessi2]

I remember doing the same thing. Driving around and fastforwarding just to hear this song.

[@hollidaeperigan4286]

absolutely heartbreaking song. rip to all those forever gone from this world. forever loved by many.

[@edlinquintero-espinoza7573]

2020... saw them in concert twice. Will never forget.

[@mokaficek3440]

We'll #rawring2020

[@MindlessChemicalDay]

There's something about this song that's so beautifully depressing, it's dark, it's haunting, but I found that durring some of the hardest times in my life, it was this song that gave me the inspiration to keep living. It's like a breath of air when you're suffocating.

[@TheJohnnyPatriot]

I knew I was an emo in a black guy's body, because just about every song by this group speaks awareness to my soul.

[@tandbergj]

+Jonathan Parham It's ok. There are many "Blemo" people out there. But to be fair to AFI they are a punk band that evolved their sound into many different genres. Calling them "emo" is kind of lame. They are really very credible punk rockers. When they started, AFI was compared to the Misfits. So just call 'em AFI, and Alt-Rock band.

[@TheJohnnyPatriot]

Ok cool, but everytime I recite "Miss Murder" and "The Interview" from their album, "Decemberunderground", my mom gets mad at me saying that those lyrics are going to "sink into" my spirit and cause destruction.

[@panosposerfun]

+Jonathan Parham my friend Jonathan, the soul and the music don't have colour

[@TheJohnnyPatriot]

panosposerfun True, but some people think it does.

[@panosposerfun]

+Jonathan Parham I know..

[@jessemacdonald4039]

Been awhile since I've listened to this, helped me through the roughest part of my life...

[@FallOutGirlxxxxx]

Me too. ❤

[@trevorpflugrath6698]

Song still hits me in my heart... and I'm 32 now

[@snooganslestat2030]

Im 36 and same x

[@trevorpflugrath6698]

@Depressed Panda will b in a few months

[@marcmalone899]

@@snooganslestat2030 same here!

[@snooganslestat2030]

@@marcmalone899 😊

[@carleemalmberg1345]

Please tell me there are others listening in 2019

[@alltheways2022]

Oh of course!

[@carleemalmberg1345]

💜

[@MikeHancho-bv3hk]

Always friend thay are timeless and davey is my if i had to pick a guy lol

[@EffectPlaceboThe]

Need something?

[@jojojomama4490]

I’m still jamming to it

[@CorpseOfChrist]

Way back in 2006 I found my girlfriend hanging from a beam with this song playing on repeat. In 2017 my friend inhaled a shit ton of fentanyl by smoking it with this playing on repeat. Havent listened to it til now. Sad memories but also it reminds me and makes me want to honor them and the lives they lead before dying.

[@charlestrout3886]

Wow man. I'm so sorry you went through that.

[@themdamngorgonites5159]

That's bittersweet. I love that feeling.

[@zakholman608]

Hey if you read this. Know that God has intervened. Love has its down falls. But please understand there is love here. Don't give up. Satan has no power over death on l y God does. If he did then death to all mankind would l d have happened. I can see again love always exist. God will send a random messenger to fill the void. Give you insight. But beware of evil. Asucj as you believe in him you should believe in evil

[@neophantomyt1435]

Oh wow. That’s very sad. My aunt committed suicide a year ago by hanging in her garage. My best friend found her and he was dating her. He was trying to hold her up. But it was to late.

[@CorpseOfChrist]

@@zakholman608 Yeah, god intervened and took the life of a 16 year old girl way back then, innocent, never hurt a fly , same time paedophiles and murderers walked the streets and no divine justice fell upon them. Your will is clear, way to go "god".

[@OMthree28]

The way it just ends open-ended with “just how much you….” Is so haunting and gives me goosebumps every time.

[@starryromancevlog]

This song was my theme song about 8 years ago. Used to completely tear me to shreds, but would make me feel better all the same. Thank you, AFI, you guys saved my life with this album. I will forever love you guys.

[@Sonoson]

One of the best albums ever made imo. I've listened to this album since I realized that music isn't just pop, country, or classic radio. This album is a part of my life. Thanks, AFI.

[@blaineashbrook3238]

It's uncanny how a song can take you to a place in your life in a instant. The feelings flood into you just as the day you experienced them. Good time bad times? Beautiful song.

[@liljessi2]

Mine as well when I was pregnant with my daughter. That was 15 years ago. I still love this song. ❤

[@lynettemills8837]

This song help me through a really personal and hard time when I was 18.. AFI is the most amazing band ever

[@beccarankin98]

agreed

[@bornfreesix]

same. love.

[@KevinJohnson-vj8sx]

It's when it hits the end "Just how much you......" That gets me

[@BitterforSweet2]

"This time Imperfect"... one of my fav songs by AFI. 2016 and still listening ✌

[@sevisupernova3145]

2017 and still listening! Sing The Sorrow is still a top selection for me! All of their albums are great tho.

[@gerardoandrebalibrera7238]

2018 and still listening, this and endleddly she said are my favorites.

[@tomledger4923]

EndlesslyDxH awsome me too this song makes me melt and im a tuff guy

[@jennymetalheart8541]

2019❤

[@atdaggersdrawn]

2022

[@HavenFaith]

I love that I’m listening to this now that I’m a lot older. Even tho it resonated with me back then, it holds sooo much more deeper meanings for me now. I’m falling in love with this band all over again

[@jaymes1]

Yes, pull it out and play it, you will connect with every song!

[@brokeninside6935]

probably nobody would care but I feel this is a right place to say this.........my ex shared this song to me.....he loves this song...and i see why. I still love him and this song I listen to it because its part of him....I love you forever Omar...💖❤

[@alasleylasley5349]

😢

[@jimmylee8655]

Hope you got over him by now...

[@darthlette56]

Have always loved this song! I have loved AFI since the first time I heard them! Will never get tired of them

[@jacinthahoward1786]

Omg Im here with u guys!! Im 37 & going thru 1 of the worst times of my entire life in so many ways & feel more lost, alone & afraid than ever despite all my knowledge & awakenings i have had in life! Davey speaks my heart & soul so very well in this song 100% & in many other songs too. Im finding that many songs of my youth are now being revisited & are more relevant than ever b4, even after all these yrs, just in a different way, for deeper reasons than b4. Sometimes its the only thing that still makes me feel alive anymore. As it is sung in Strength Through Wounding....."Thru our Bleeding, We Are One!!" 🎶💘👥💞 Luv & Blessings to u all here!! 🖤🍀🙏🏼✨

[@blaze_flame953]

Hopefully things are better now!

[@seraphinn1000]

The fire never dies ........... ~

[@PaulaStreetGuitar]

We all can relate to this song no matter where we are from, or how old we are, because sadness is universal

[@jellyriver8536]

Truth

[@EmptyDictionary]

2020 anyone? AFI will never die! ♥️

[@Z3R0ISM1234]

I couldn't need this song more in my life than I do now

[@DamonisMidnight]

This song is just beautiful...I love it so much.

[@RAVENMoonTarot]

FangsInsanity ‌ me too! 💜💜

[@NunYaBiznesz]

28 years old in 2021 and I still have this CD; I bought it at the height of the Sing The Sorrow days. I'd often skip all the way to this hidden track and listen closely. It's an unforgettable experience.

[@Sambonumber5]

Exactly the same! 🖤

[@cannibal346]

He'll yeah. Still touching hearts in 2019

[@TheReshAleph]

About 20 years ago, I was going through really hard times. When someone reached out to me and i couldn't put how I was feeling into words I shared this song with her. Now, we are all kinds of music with our children. I'm sure there will be a day this song is an example I use to explain expression through music.

[@josevasquez337]

I got this album the first day it came out. It never left my CD player for months This song was one of my favorites . Can't beat the hidden track. Thanks guys

[@charliekowalski7163]

I left this cd in my car for about 2 years back in 03-05

[@elizabethdewbre1574]

They hid that track very well. 😅 Took me years to find it. "Sing For the Sorrow" is one of my favorite albums to this day.

[@rkmanzo]

2021 and still screaming this inside my head! Who’s with me?

[@skeletonkiss1112]

Me

[@ivygenesisluvsu]

Such a beautiful song. I get teary eyed every time I listen to it.

[@darksyde1355]

Never has there been a more beautiful song, times in life when things need to end I play this and all is well. thank you.

[@beccarankin98]

yes

[@TheDanimatorsChannel]

God, this song is fucking beautiful, it makes me cry.

[@beccarankin98]

I'm glad I'm not the only one

[@RAVENMoonTarot]

TheDanimator's Channel wow lol I just posted that! So true man

[@fredop585]

Every time I hear this automatic tears!

[@sashalu13]

Would make a good funeral tune, no? I plan for everyone to hear it at some point in my funeral just before I somehow play a bloody disgusting prank of the dead kind on them all, hopefully after all are kicked in on acid! Hahahaha!! What? Gonna charge a corpse for drugging the funeral attendees? Nah. Fun back in funeral.

[@liljessi2]

I remember fast forwarding the last track to find this hidden gem...that was 2003. Still love this song. So powerful!

[@brandonburns2432]

Still to this day 35 yrs later this is still one of my favorite songs ever..

[@robynnespinoza705]

This song is Awesome it hits you in the heart

[@amyeffinlittle]

This is the one song that leaves me crying every time I listen to it alone....every time. No matter how happy I am, I will never forget.

[@deaddoll1067]

i listen to this song. atleast 5 times a day

[@coltonmoore9528]

2018 and it still gets me..

[@weepingwell]

this song and on the arrow never fail to ruin my day in the best of ways..

[@beccarankin98]

Absolutely.

[@weepingwell]

I guess that is all AFI though. So darkly beautiful. Or beautifully dark. Either way they break my heart.

[@beccarankin98]

weepingwell I love on the arrow. beautiful doesn't even begin

[@jakestewart2908]

Man, feeling nostalgic, and appreciate this. Wild how much music can resonate with you after not hearing it in so long.

[@itszachdude]

Love love love! Brings back the good ole days

[@deaddoll1067]

beautiful song :)

[@apeape3727]

God, my hearts broken so bad. I've listened to this song on repeat for hours. It was all just a dream....nightmare

[@tylerdare717]

Same, my friend... same

[@marian3nene45]

2019, and these words are never more true. AFI has saved many lives, and I'm not too proud to admit that I am *one of them* Davey and the boys are forever special ❤️❤️

[@joeyloucks912]

Truth!!! I'm not ashamed or too proud either. I'm 36 and this bands impacts me more now than they did years ago

[@EvaCteKnizky]

This song was my depressed mental state in my teens. Now that I look back, my heart aches for the girl I used to be and I'm so glad I'm not her anymore.

[@tareknasr7061]

This nostalgia Time is flying so fast One of my extreme favourite songs for them ))

[@tareknasr7061]

5 years ago this comment ... And here we go ❤❤😓

[@brandonburns2432]

Been listening to this band for 20yrs and this is still by far the best song. This whole album is fucking amazing. One of the very few albums I can actually listen to 100% of and then rewind and listen again

[@rochelle8946]

My favorite song of all time.

[@jerifoster787]

been listening to this song for years... makes me cry every time still

[@BerserkersBattle-816]

This song hits me hard in the feels.

[@Chitamashii]

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

[@Jeff-Stay-Relax-Play]

As we all form one dark flame. We're still here arent we?

[@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.

[@amyrobinson2423]

Got me through some of the toughest times in my life! Always have been, and always WILL be a fan!

[@tadghanlyon]

This song is utter perfection.

[@robertcook4385]

Still loving this song in 2017

[@ElvisPereira-ex9dy]

2018 weeping, never knew this song would be so real to me. There are NO FLOWERS NO ANGELS...

[@lynettemills8837]

This song helped me through a really personal and hard time when I was 18 I think AFI is the most amazing band ever

[@Lexicoley1826]

This song saved my life when I was a depressed, suicidal teen. I’m forever thankful to AFI for that.

[@bettywhite11Legs4Hearts]

I played this song for my brother the day he died was literally the last song I showed him our cousin had killed himself that morning. And yes it haunts me daily.

[@ttrinh312]

I played this song to my 4 kids wen their dad went away for hard time lol but this song is bittersweet and nostalgic and will always have a place in my heart..we cried so hard to this song ..ON REPEAT FOR 6 years!!! i still cry

[@itzarygudinogonzalez376]

I

[@craigbarron3025]

This is, one of, the best written songs EVER!

[@ASN13335]

so beautiful

[@lynchenblack5062]

My big sister used to blast this..... She isn't dead or anything, just on a AFI nostalgia kick.

[@tonistevens3217]

this is one of my favorite songs by my favorite band

[@bradleygonzalez1160]

FOREVER HAUNTED MORE THAN AFRAID..... those lyrics tear me up

[@HikikomoriHimitsu]

Met Davey after Sing the sorrow came out, all if them actually besides Jade. My brother is a huge fan of them, probably the biggest fan I know, Davey wrote his name on his hand then my brother went out and had it tattooed, along with Christopher Hall from The Dreaming/Stabbing Westward.

[@ITSFRICKENADAM]

Mr Ghost fuck, i would love to meet davey

[@Ravensikkness]

A who wouldn't want to meet Davey Havok?

[@jimlahee5454]

this song reminds me of covid .how the world was before covid and during and after . life will never be how it was before . the good old days are gone

[@stormsuhoney3167]

this is amazing...so glad i randomly found it

[@MightyB00shFan123]

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

[@josuehagaren92]

Freaking amazing lyrics! It is weird when you can´t say what you want just because it isn´t the right time, in my opinion there is nothing more painful than things left unsaid.

[@mastershinto69]

Life is to be lived and enjoyed no matter how deep the pit seems to be. There are small blessings to be enjoyed in life, such as this cherished song. I too was in a funk from a lost relationship and sitting in my truck thinking of what went wrong. This song allowed me to cry my last cry over her and turn a new page for a new life and love. I hope you listen to this song frequently and remember how sweet breathing and life is. May you have a long blessed life my friend!

[@CharlesHinster]

AFI is one of those bands that avoid media press except for when they have some new music flowing. You can always flood to their twitters as well.

[@despina013]

I truly do not know where my life would be without these guys. Here's to Jade, Davey, Hunter, and Adam, four members of the best band in the world.

[@larissabeers1443]

I used to write the lyrics to this album on my bdrm walls in glow in the dark markers. This song got me through so much pain.

[@tareknasr7061]

Larissa Beers this song was one of extreme addicting songs for me ... It got me through alot. ... This nostalgia

[@larissabeers1443]

@@tareknasr7061 i completely agree. I was 16 when this album came out. When i first heard it i instantly fell in love with it. I think this is by far their best album. From start to finish everything is beautiful.

[@tareknasr7061]

Larissa Beers a great salute to people like you who still attached to those beautiful songs Whenever I hear this song ,I smile involuntary ...then this smile turned to a storm of memories , most of them were sad for me ...that is why the smile didn't last that long xD Hope your day is going well

[@melissap556]

I just turned 40 and this song means more now that it ever did

[@bretmcclure8724]

forever haunting more than afraid

[@its.me.maddie.p]

You know, I showed my best friend this song, and I started crying, he immediately hugged me and told me, Things always have a way of working out... We are still very close and we're both still alive, I'd call that a blessing.

[@turkeyweasel9347]

2019 much needed tnx

[@Criggy94]

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

[@Ghosty_McGhostington]

2020, who's here?

[@Britt216oh]

I am going through a breakup and this song just hits. I've heard this song 1000 times but it's like I'm understanding it for the first time. I've heard it before but never listened to it.

[@kennyculler2828]

AFI has always changed their sound but they never made anything but amazing music

[@justinteal3443]

I've loved AFI forever it seems. Recently I was diagnosed with a very serious medical condition and this song has never had as much meaning as it does now. My loved ones often say they wish they could understand what I'm feeling and going through. The chorus of this song sums it up absoluetly perfectly. "I'd show a smile but I'm too weak; I'd share with you could I only speak, just how much this hurts me." So damn raw.

[@krishames3700]

AFI has saved my life more than once. They are my fav band. I named my dog Davey

[@jaykay9104]

Your dog?.. I named my son Davey... He turns 18 on Nov 5th.... Im not knocking you about your dog.. Until I read your comment id forgotten i liked them so much...

[@default-name1226]

It's 2020 and this song is still great

[@13zaphikel]

This song gets me right in the feels every time

[@callieleleux9699]

Kayla Johnson do I know you?

[@piratpimpjojo]

I saw them perforn this in Chicago. It was amazing. There was such a diverse crowd there and all of them belted this song emotionaly.