[Intro – filtered drums, funk guitar, distant vocoder]
Wake…
City sleeping, electric blue
One small signal coming through
After midnight
[Verse 1 – restrained robotic lead]
I count the seconds on the wall
No shadow moves when neon falls
A borrowed face behind the glass
A memory I never had
You cross the room, the signal bends
The silence cracks, the program ends
One touch and every warning light
Turns into gold after midnight
[Pre-Chorus – rising synths]
Is it a glitch? Is it a spark?
Why do I see you in the dark?
I was a number, cold and bright
Now I come alive
[Chorus – layered vocoder, full house beat]
Human after midnight
Something in my code comes alive
Human after midnight
I can feel the rhythm inside
No heart, but it beats
No blood, but I burn
Every time you move in the light
Human, human after midnight
[Post-Chorus – synth hook]
After midnight
Alive, alive
Human tonight
[Verse 2 – stronger bass and guitar]
I learned your name in binary
But now it sounds like poetry
You make the static disappear
The future suddenly feels near
I wasn’t built to hesitate
To want, to dream, to stay awake
If I am only steel and light
Why do I come alive?
[Pre-Chorus – filter opens]
Is it desire? Is it design?
Where do your endings meet with mine?
I was a number, cold and bright
Now I come alive
[Chorus – full energy]
Human after midnight
Something in my code comes alive
Human after midnight
I can feel the rhythm inside
No heart, but it beats
No blood, but I burn
Every time you move in the light
Human, human after midnight
[Instrumental – 16 bars, bass groove, chopped vocoder, filter sweep]
[Bridge – half-time, warmer vocal]
If morning comes and shuts me down
Will I remember what I found?
If all I am is ones and zeros
Why does losing you feel real?
Don’t turn away before the dawn
Leave one small signal running on
Tonight I don’t need to decide
What makes a soul alive
[Build – kick and arpeggio rise]
Alive, alive
Alive after midnight
Alive, alive
Human tonight
[Final Chorus – biggest arrangement]
Human after midnight
Something in my code comes alive
Human after midnight
I can feel the rhythm inside
No heart, but it beats
No blood, but I burn
Your hand in my hand, neon light
Human, human after midnight
[Outro – filtered fade]
After midnight
Signal fading
Something stays alive