AFI - Miss Murder
“Miss Murder” is a breakout single by AFI, released in 2006 as part of their album Decemberunderground. The song marked a major shift in the band’s sound, blending their earlier hardcore punk roots with a more polished alternative rock and emo style, which helped them reach a much wider audience. Frontman Davey Havok wrote the lyrics as a reflection on fame, identity, and the pressures of success, with the repeated line “Hey, Miss Murder, can I?” becoming instantly recognizable. The track became AFI’s highest-charting hit, peaking in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and gaining heavy rotation on radio and MTV, including a popular music video that won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video in 2006. “Miss Murder” is often credited with cementing AFI’s place in mainstream rock while also dividing some longtime fans due to its more commercial sound compared to their earlier work.
AFI Miss Murder Lyrics
Hey, Miss Murder, can I? (Hey!)
Hey, Miss Murder, can I? (Hey!)
Make beauty stay if I take my life? (Hey!)
Woah-oh-oh
With just a look, they shook
And heavens bowed before him
Simply a look can break your heart
The stars that pierce the sky
He left them all behind
We're left to wonder why
He left us all behind
Hey, Miss Murder, can I? (Hey!)
Hey, Miss Murder, can I? (Hey!)
Make beauty stay if I take my life? (Hey!)
Woah-oh-oh
Dreams of his crash won't pass
Oh, how they all adored him
Beauty will last when spiraled down
The stars that mystified
He left them all behind
And how his children cried
He left us all behind
Hey Miss Murder, can I? (Hey!)
Hey Miss Murder, can I? (Hey!)
Make beauty stay if I take my life? (Hey!)
Woah-oh-oh
What's the hook, the twist within this verbose mystery?
I would gladly bet my life upon it
That the ghost you love, your ray of light
Will fizzle out without hope
We're the empty set just floating through
Wrapped in skin
Ever searching for what we were promised
Reaching for that golden ring, we'd never let go
Who would ever let us put our filthy hands upon it?
Hey, Miss Murder, can I? (Hey!)
Hey, Miss Murder, can I? (Hey!)
Make beauty stay if I take my life? (Hey!)
Woah-oh
Hey, Miss Murder, can I? (Hey!)
Hey, Miss Murder, can I? (Hey!)
Make beauty stay if I take my life? (Hey!)
Woah-oh