The drama's faded and the dust has settled down

And the looting's over and the fires, I guess they're finally out

And life goes on and on and on, though slightly shaken

No more urgerncy or screaming or things breaking

And we've been here before

Bracing ourselves on the doorways



For the aftershocks... They'll get you every time

The aftershocks... Just when you think you're fine



The ocean doesn't seem to mind

And the sky still looks the same, if a little gray

So I'll just drink this rescued wine

And wonder why i came, anyway

And we've been here before

Standing scared inside these doorways

Waiting for the aftershocks....



For the aftershocks.....



On the day you left I did all those broken lover things

I stood out on the stormy beach, staring at the tide

A heroine in a romantic, tragic scene from far away

For weeks I cried...

At every afterschock...



For the aftershocks....