The eighth track on Howard’s sophomore album, I Forget Where We Were, details the end of a relationship and getting used to life without his former lover as she enjoys a new relationship.
This is a likely allusion to the novel The End of The Affair by fellow Brit Graham Greene, which is about a lov...
[Pre-Chorus]
The end of the after
The weight of a war
The kindness gone to bed
The weight of your laughter
Alive in the hall
Did he hear, did he hear the fumbled words you said?
[Chorus]
Living without her
Living at all
Seems to slow me down
Living forever
Hell I don't know
Do I care, do I care the thunder's rumbled sound?
[Verse]
And now I watch her
Running round in love again
Now I talk about you
When I'm with our mutual friends
[Pre-Chorus]
The end of the after
The weight of a war
The kindness gone to bed
The threat of your laughter
Alive after all
Did he hear, did he hear the fumbled words you said?
[Chorus]
Living without her
Living at all
Seems to slow me down
Living forever
Pale light on all
Do I care, do I care the thunder's rumbled sound?
[Verse]
And now I watch her
Running round in love again
Now I talk about you
When I'm with our mutual friends
[Verse]
And now I watch her
Running round in love again
Now I talk about you
When I'm with our mutual friends
[Bridge]
Could you be, could you be alone?
My hatred, my hate will bring me closer
[Outro]
This is it?
Well this is desert
And what of him?
What the hell, love?
This is it?
Well this is desert
And what of him?
What the hell, love?
This is it?
What the hell, love?
What the hell, love?
End of the Affair was written by Ben Howard.
End of the Affair was produced by Ben Howard & Chris Bond.
Ben Howard released End of the Affair on Tue Aug 26 2014.