Charlotte Wessels & Obsession Present “After Us, The Flood”
“‘After Us, The Flood‘ is a song about climate change, told through the eyes of someone who has convinced himself it isn’t real,” comments Charlotte Wessels, the former Delain vocalist. “He feels protected within the walls of his own home while the world outside quietly begins to fall apart.”
The track begins as a ballad before reaching a guitar driven Metal climax.
After Us, The Flood
“We poured a lot of heart into this track, shaping a sonic story about denial, dread, and the fragile comfort of looking away,” continued Wessels. The video doesn’t literally follow the lyrics, but instead imagines the consequences of that mindset, offering a symbolic glimpse of a world where wealth loses all meaning once the planet as we know it is gone.”
Wessels says her current music doesn’t relate to what she did with Delain. “If what I really wanted to do was something that sounded more like what I did with Delain, I would have done so; if it was further away from it, I also would have done so. I like to just go by what I really want to do in this moment.”
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