I came across these two clips on YouTube and couldn't stop repeating the songs over and over again. Daughtry is indeed an American Idol, too bad he did not win the competition (how he manage to finish fourth still bugs me - just look at the man perform live). I guess now that he's more successful than Taylor Hicks, Katherine McPhee and Elliot Yamin (Idol's Season 5 winner and runner-ups) combined, the last laugh truly belongs to him.
No Surprise
I didn't really get the meaning of the song until I saw the videoclip. Apparently, the song tells a story of a time-worn end of a relationship; a time where love alone would not sustain a relationship and that when all efforts fail, grace and respect are all that matters in ending the relationship.
Life After You
"It's hard to believe that a man with sight could be so blind"... the song basically revolves around the notion that guys (being guys) tend not to appreciate what they have until they lose (or about to lose) the things that matters most. In this case, Daughtry's song is about a man's regret in leaving the person he loves after realising that "there is no life after you".
On a personal note, I would like to dedicate this part of the song to my wife:
"All that I'm after is a life full of laughter
As long as I'm laughin' with you
I'm thinkin' 'bout all that still matters is love ever after
After the life we've been through,
'Cause I know there's no life after you..."
