Live On Forever by The Afters

Album: Live On Forever (2015)

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The lead single from The Afters' fifth album, this was written about Heaven. "When we started writing this song, we were having a discussion about Heaven, and over the last year we've lost some really close friends and family members," said lead singer Josh Havens. "Losing the people that you love is one of the most painful things of this life, but this life is not the end, and we were made for so much more than just this world."

"In Revelation 21:4, it describes Heaven as a place where there is no more death, no more sorrow, no more pain, no more crying," he continued. "It says these things are gone forever, and that's the hope that we hold on to - the hope of everlasting life with Jesus, and that's the hope that this song is about."

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