Afterglow

Verse 1

Streetlights flicker on the edge of my eyes

Another empty night where the silence lies

Hands on the wheel but my thoughts drift away

Chasing shadows of the words you’d never say

Gasoline dreams and a restless soul

Highway hum keeps filling the hole

Can’t find a map when the past pulls me back

But the bass in my chest keeps me on track

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Chorus

Rearview fading, but you’re still clear to me

Smoke curls slow like the ghost of a memory

Every mile takes me deeper into the unknown

But the night keeps whispering, I ain’t alone

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Verse 2

Cold glass fogged, heartbeat in sync

Your voice lingers longer than the drink

Haunted by echoes I can’t erase

It’s the way you’d laugh in a fragile place

Racing through years, every turn’s the same

Lost myself, but I still call your name

Red lights blur and I’m back in the frame

Passenger shadows I can’t reclaim

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Bridge

Bittersweet fire, you’re the burn in my lungs

Every chorus I write is the song left unsung

If I make it through the sunrise, I’ll find release

But tonight, the night won’t let me find peace

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Chorus 2

Rearview fading, but you’re still clear to me

Smoke curls slow like the ghost of a memory

Every mile takes me deeper into the unknown

But the night keeps whispering, I ain’t alone

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Outro (soft 808s fade, synths shimmer, vocal echoes trail off)

Still chasing your shadow…

Still lost in the afterglow…

Still chasing your shadow…

Till the night lets me go.