"Afterlife" 是 Arcade Fire 的一首歌曲。以下是這首歌的歌詞:
Verse 1:
We're all just prisoners of our past
And we run, we run, we run
But we can't escape it
So we keep on trying
Chorus:
But afterlife, afterlife
We're all gonna die and leave our dreams
And so the story repeats itself
With new details every time
Afterlife, afterlife
Verse 2:
Every night the city bleeds awake
It's lit up by neon and dream factories
People trapped inside of these halls
Stuck between real and the impossible
Chorus:
But afterlife, afterlife
We're all gonna die and leave our dreams
And so the story repeats itself
With new details every time
Afterlife, afterlife
Bridge:
There's a beautiful smell of the past in your eyes
The scars of love and the scars of lies
But you can't let go, you can't let go
You can't let go of your dreams
Chorus:
Afterlife, afterlife
We're all gonna die and leave our dreams
And so the story repeats itself
With new details every time
Afterlife, afterlife (repeat)
Outro:
It's just another version of this place (this place)
You won't make it if you fall asleep again (again)
The ghost in the machine won't help you sleep again (again)
Just don't believe the fear in their eyes again (again) (x2)
Afterlife 的歌詞反映了人類面對生命終點的掙扎和渴望,它展示了生命如何在輪迴中反覆,如何在不斷地新的細節中重複。歌詞中也透露出一種對過去的懷念和對未來的憧憬,儘管我們知道最終我們都會死去並離開我們的夢想。這首歌的歌詞富有哲理,引人深思。