[Melodic intro]
[Verse 1]
I used to watch the sky for something
A sign in every falling star
I kissed the air like it was someone
But love was always too far
I had rooms full of silent Sundays
Half-written dreams on every wall
I wore a smile like it meant something
But I had no one at all
[Pre-Chorus]
Then you walked in like a sunrise
Breaking through my doubt
Every door I kept locked inside
You somehow figured out
[Chorus]
There was before you…
A heart without a flame
A life that kept on turning
But never really changed
There’s after you…
Where every color’s new
Every breath I take
Leads me back to you
I didn’t know what love was
Until my world came into view
There was before you…
And now there’s after you
[Verse 2]
I used to fear the sound of midnight
The echo of my own goodbye
I held my tears like secrets
Afraid of asking why
But you found me in the quiet
Where even hope felt small
You said my name like a promise
Like I was worth it all
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And every broken piece of me
Started falling into place
You didn’t try to fix my scars
You just held my face
[Chorus]
There was before you…
A shadow of a flame
A soul without a compass
Drifting with no aim
There’s after you…
Where I am not alone
You turned this fragile heart
Into a home
I didn’t know forever
Could feel this true
There was before you…
And now there’s after you
[EPIC MELODIC BREAK (Orchestral + Subtle EDM Rise)]
[Instrumental Section – Choir pads, rising strings, heartbeat-style kick building, soft vocalizations]
Ahhhh…
Ohhh…
[Whispered vocal line over ambient build]
You found me…
You found me…
[Drop into emotional half-time beat with pulsing synth under strings]
[Bridge (Big Emotional Climb)]
If I had lived a thousand lives
I would have searched each one
Through every storm, through every night
Until my heart came home
And if the stars forget to shine
If heaven turns to blue
I would still believe in love
Because I found it in you
[FINAL CHORUS (Full Power – Key Lift Optional)]
There was before you…
But I don’t live there now
That girl was barely breathing
I’m finally breathing now
There’s after you…
Where every fear is gone
You are the reason
My broken heart is strong
Every road I’ve ever taken
Every prayer that I once knew
Was leading me to this —
To after you
There was before you…
But all I see is truth
There was before you…
And now…
There’s only you...
And me.
JonnyOnit