Just gonna leave this here to anyone interested. Was playing Cyberpunk 2077 recently and while driving around Night City this song "Afterlife" came along:
Here's another link to the lyrics beacuse Spotify doesn't have one:
[Intro: Thai McGrath] / (Yeah, my darlin') / (Tear it up and burn it down) / (Then meet me in the Afterlife) / [Verse 1: JustCosplaySings &
I know the game in and out so I went into autopilot mode and focused on the song to pass the time and I found it oddly Charlastor coded. Not the fluffy and cozy Charlastor type, but actual lore-friendly Charlastor stuff that Alastor is an evil demon and Charlie is sweet and innocent demon who wants to put her faith in Alastor. Here's some parts of the lyrics that makes my eyebrow rise through the roof and I'm gonna add the names of who I think might say them:
Alastor:
-Tear it up and burn it down.
-I would rather plunge and twist the knife and lie down as legends than face this time without you, dear. Yeah my darlin'.
-Burn down, burn down. All of the walls that divide.
Charlie:
-We sail in the city and drown under the neon lights. Running away, I want to stay in your smile.
-I look, I see you right there in the corner of this empty bar. Across the space, hangin' between us two. You smile a little as you catch my eye across the room.
And here's the thing that made me say. "What the fuck...?" The pre-chorus sounds like Charlie and Alastor conversing, planning, and scheming something forbidden and dangerous. Is Charlie confessing she has growing feelings for Alastor despite being in love with Vaggie? Does Charlie want to make a deal with Alastor because she can't handle the burden of the city anymore? Are they conversing that they are each other's salvation and they want to take the leap together? I dunno, could be? Here, take a look.
Alastor: What is love?
Charlie: If I can't tell the world?
Alastor: What is passion?
Charlie: Is my desire sin?
Alastor: What is freedom?
Charlie: If there's a price that we have to pay, have to pay?
Alastor: What is craving?
Charlie: When you're within my reach
Alastor: What is dreaming?
Charlie: When I can't ever sleep
Alastor: What is living?
Charlie: We're wasting our lives еvery day
Alastor: Just one last kiss
Charlie: Beforе that bliss
Yeah, what the fuck... Right? So anyway, that's my psycho crazy idea contribution for the day. It's just a song. It's designed to fit in any situation to connect with a lot of people. So I think it's just a little coincidink that it's Charlastor coded, but it fits so well, and I think it's cool. So I decided to share it. Anyway, I'm going back to my game. Just gonna leave this here to spread some Charlastor vibes. BYE!













