After the lights

**[Intro – spoken / melodic]**

Yeah…

Late night thoughts, city breathing

You ever miss somebody even when they right there?

Uh…

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**[Hook – R&B, sung]**

After the lights go low, who you gon’ call your home?

When the crowd ain’t screaming your name no more

I been searching for love in a world so cold

After the highs and lows, tell me who gon’ hold you close?

When the champagne flat and the thrills get old

I been running from pain, but it follow me slow

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**[Verse 1 – Rap]**

I been up all night with my demons talking

Mirror got questions, my soul keep dodging

Heart full of scars but the watch still shining

Smile for the camera, inside I’m hiding

They love me for the image, not the man I be

I give ‘em hits but they don’t hear the plea

Mama said, “Boy don’t lose your way”

But the fast life got me moving astray

I done loved too hard, yeah, I bled for real

Gave my trust out cheap, now my chest feel steel

Every ex got a piece of my broken pride

Now I pour it in a cup just to get by

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**[Pre-Hook – melodic rap]**

Tell me, is it wrong if I numb the pain?

Is it wrong if I drown my tears in fame?

I been praying but I still feel chained

Only peace I know come when you say my name

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**[Hook – R&B]**

After the lights go low, who you gon’ call your home?

When the crowd ain’t screaming your name no more

I been searching for love in a world so cold

After the highs and lows, tell me who gon’ hold you close?

When the champagne flat and the thrills get old

I been running from pain, but it follow me slow

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**[Verse 2 – Rap]**

I been moving fast, but my heart in park

Too many fake friends, not enough dark

Conversations shallow, love got a cost

Everybody loyal till the money get lost

I remember nights eating noodles at home

Now the fridge full but I still feel alone

Success don’t hug you when you breaking inside

Can’t sleep in silk sheets, mind still crying

I done seen betrayal dressed up as love

Seen angels fall when they gave up trust

If I tell the truth, would you still stay?

Or you want the version that the blogs portray?

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**[Bridge – R&B, emotional]**

Hold me down when I’m hard to love

When I shut my heart and I push too much

I don’t need perfect, I need real

Someone who feel what I never reveal

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**[Verse 3 – Rap, reflective]**

I been healing slowly, learning my flaws

Taking my losses, respecting the scars

Had to cut some ties, had to walk alone

Found my real strength when I stood on my own

I don’t chase no love that don’t choose me back

I don’t beg for respect, I been done with that

If you here for the ride, better stay for the storm

‘Cause the sun don’t shine every day I perform

I’m more than a check, more than a song

More than the nights when I did you wrong

I’m a man still growing, still finding peace

Still praying the pres