Song 169

 Song 169

Hey everybody, welcome back to the blog! Today’s song is called Afterlife by Smile Empty Soul! A very great song, that we will now begin to review. Starting off with the intro, we have that dark post grunge sounding music that this band is known for. Very nice, sets the mood very well. Then we move on to the first verse: “Way too old to throw these fits, forces greater do exist. Stomach pains that bring about this feeling of despair. Focused on the in between, f*** this shit it’s all a dream. Back and forth is stressing me, it’s hard to even care.” I love deep songs like this. The pre-chorus: “Get in and shut the door, what are you waiting for.” Not much to comment on here, so we’ll move on to the chorus: “Turn it up I said, cause I never get tired of the radio running through my head. The song gets better man, every time I hear it. So play it when I’m dead. And play it at my funeral, so I can hear it in the afterlife, in the afterlife.” I can totally relate to the radio in the head thing. I swear my brain is mostly song lyrics at this point lol. The second verse: “Mission still a bit unclear, lock the doors and hide in fear. Pray to God we’ll live to be a thousand but for what? Everyday I think of this, weigh it out and take my risk. Waiting for the chance to say enough has been enough.” I totally get that. Sometimes you do just have to say enough has been enough. Whatever the situation may be, if it’s causing you pain in any way. You just have to say that “I’m done.” And then move on. The pre-chorus and the chorus repeat, then we have the bridge: “This fever rises with the heat, it’s getting harder now to sleep. This devastation, lost sensation, how’d this come about? And you crawled into my brain, but I know I’m not insane. This melody that takes me nowhere.” I don’t really have anything to say about this part, I just think it’s neat. Then the chorus repeats a final time, and there’s a little bit of an outro. The instruments have this fading effect, after the last line is sung. So to wrap this up, it’s a really great song. The melody is delightfully raw and beautiful, and edgy all at the same time. The vocals are just as powerful and impactful, these guys deserve more recognition. 

Well that’s it for this review. See you all in the next one :)