Aftertaste by Shawn Mendes

Artist: Shawn Mendes

Genre: Pop

Length: 2:49

As one of the standouts on the album Handwritten, “Aftertaste” depicts Shawn doing a topic change. While most of Shawn’s biggest hits involve him being melancholy or even distraught over a breakup, he seems to actually have a sense of triumph in this song, by claiming that no one will replace him. Another strong side of him is shown by him agreeing to give his ex one last kiss, if only so that she will remember how good he was for her.

Aftertaste lyrics

Re-Rewind Friday night never forget it
How you let me go
No more lies I'll be fine I know where I'm headed
Probably should've known
Now you're gonna say pretty "please forgive me"
Fooled me once, told you twice your gonna regret it
Now you're all alone, yeah
Turns out that no one can replace me
I'm permanent you can't erase me
I'll help you remember me
One more kiss is all it takes
I'll leave you with the memory and the aftertaste
Close your eyes you can't hide try to forget me but I'm everywhere
I'm the smell on your sheets you will regret it when you left me there
Now you're gonna say "pretty please forgive me" yeah
Bet it hurts it gets worse you know nobody said it would be fair oh yeah
Turns out that no one can replace me
I'm permanent you can't erase me
I'll help you remember me
One more kiss is all it takes
I'll leave you with the memory and the aftertaste
And now there's something in your way
Cause you threw it all to waste
And you wonder if you can take back what you did that day and it hurts 'cause
Turns out that no one can replace me
I'm permanent you can't erase me
I'll help you remember me
One more kiss is all it takes
I'll leave you with the memory and the aftertaste
Truth is that no one can replace me
I'm permanent you can't erase me
I'll help you remember me
One more kiss is all it takes
I'll leave you with the memory and the aftertaste
And the aftertaste

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