General info Aftermath is the 10th track off of muse's 7th studio album, Drones. It was recorded between 2014 & 2015 in The Warehouse Studio, Canada. Matt wrote the song after watching the film “Fury” starring Brad Pitt, thinking in a scene of the movie: “The bit in the middle where they going into a flat and there’s a couple of girls there and you think it’s going to get wrong, things are going to get dark side but end having this lovely moment”" also Mutt Lange shown up his true colors with this song, according to Matt, when they were recording the song, he keep saying: “Just jamming it man, just play it heavy, go for it” and after recording it he said “listen boys, this is the song”. The song starts off with the sound of wind, soon joined by violins and synths. Guitars then make up a Hendrix-style ballad. Later on in the song bass and drums join into the slow rhythm and the song stays quite soft until an all-together ending. The whole song is very pop-rock. In this song, the protagonist also regains his faith in humanity. In another review the song was compared with "One" of U2. The song sounds very similiar to the vocals of "Soaked", one of their unreleased songs. It contains backing vocals by Robert "Mutt" Lange. The song starts out eerie, with a sound of wind and a monk, but later kicks in into a mellow Pink Floyd style guitar based song. After the solo it builds up and backing vocals kick in alongside a guitar solo, that is featured in the background. It also contains some Queen-esque elements. Also, for all you guitarists out there this is an incredibly fun, if not hard, song to play!

Artwork http://musewiki.org/File:AftermathBookletArtwork.jpg

Song Meaning According to Matt, this is one of the two songs that talk about love; in 'Aftermath' the protagonist finds love again. The song is said to be the opposite of Dead Inside.

Lyrics War is all around

I'm growing tired of fighting

I've been drained

And I can't hide it

But I have strength for you

You're all that's real anymore

    I am coming home now

    I need your comfort

    From this moment

    From this moment

    You will never be alone

    We're bound together

    Now and forever

    The loneliness has gone

    States are crumbling 

    Walls are rising high again

    It's no place for the faint-hearted

    But my heart is strong

 Because now I know where I belong

    It's you and I against the world

    We are free

    From this moment

    From this moment

    You will never be alone

    We're bound together

    Now and forever

    The loneliness has gone

    We've gone against the tide

    All we have is each other now

    I'm coming home now

    I need your comfort

    From this moment

    From this moment

    You will never be alone

    We're bound together

    Now and forever

    The loneliness has gone

    From this moment

    From this moment

    You will never be alone

    We're bound together

    Now and forever

    Loneliness has gone

    From this moment

    From this moment

    You will never be alone

    We're bound together

    Now and forever

    The loneliness has gone

    We're bound together

    Now and forever

    Loneliness has gone

Music Video There isn't one - sorry!

Live Versions One day I will be given a song that has been performed live...lol

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