Pale Blue Afternoon

(Intro — soft, drifting)

Heat on the pavement

Light in my eyes

Everything easy

Nothing to hide

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(Verse 1)

Palm trees leaning

Like they know the wind

Something is shifting

Underneath the skin

Radio’s laughing

Static in the tune

Says it’s a good day

Late into June

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(Pre-Chorus — subtle tilt)

Nobody’s worried

Nobody sees

The line in the water

Rising degrees

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(Chorus — warm but off)

It’s a pale blue afternoon

Nothing out of place

Sunlight on the surface

Something we can’t face

And we’re still talking

Like we always do

In a pale blue afternoon

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(Verse 2)

Ice in the drink now

Melting too fast

Clouds in formation

Don’t look like they last

Sirens in the distance

Blend with the breeze

Nobody flinches

Nobody leaves

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(Pre-Chorus 2)

We learned to ignore it

Call it a phase

But the heat keeps climbing

Day after day

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(Chorus — fuller, still smooth)

It’s a pale blue afternoon

Nothing out of place

Sunlight on the surface

Something we can’t face

And we’re still talking

Like we always do

In a pale blue afternoon

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(Bridge — dreamy, almost spoken, harmony swell)

(half-time feel, light delay on vocals)

If it’s coming

Would we know

Or would we just

Let it go

Let it drift

Let it slide

Let it pass us

Right on by

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(Final Chorus — slightly darker undertone)

It’s a pale blue afternoon

Everything’s the same

Sunlight on the surface

Nothing left to name

And we’re still talking

Like we always do

In a pale blue afternoon

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(Outro — fading, unresolved)

Heat on the pavement

Light in my eyes

Everything easy…

Everything lies