Afterimage

Yeah
Still see it when I close my eyes
Yeah

Chorus
I been livin’ in the afterimage
Light fade but the vision vivid
They move fast, but they miss it
I slow time just to sit in it
I don’t chase moments, I trap ‘em
Let ‘em burn in my peripheral
What you see when the flash gone
That’s what last — that’s the afterimage

Verse 1
I been off-grid, deep space
Thoughts echo, no safe place
Everybody want the highlight
I been focused on the residue
What remain when the smoke clear
What you feel when the crowd gone
If it still hit when you alone
That’s how I know it’s profound

Pre-Chorus
They mistake noise for impact
Mistake motion for control
I been watchin’ what stay printed
When the moment let go

Chorus
I been livin’ in the afterimage
Light fade but the vision vivid
They move fast, but they miss it
I slow time just to sit in it
I don’t chase moments, I trap ‘em
Let ‘em burn in my peripheral
What you see when the flash gone
That’s what last — that’s the afterimage

Verse 2
Pressure warp how you see things
Gravity bend your intentions
Everybody flex reflection
I been checkin’ for dimension
What you build when the lights dim
Who you are when it don’t trend
I don’t need it loud forever
I need it to echo then end

Bridge (VERY Travis — melodic, minimal words)
Yeah
Hold it
Freeze frame
Still there
Yeah

(Beat drops to sub + atmosphere only)

Verse 3 (short, abstract, Kanye-coded)
I don’t trust what disappear
Soon as applause relocate
If it leave a shadow behind
That’s the real weight

Final Chorus (bigger, darker)
I been livin’ in the afterimage
Even silence still feel tinted
They forget soon as it finish
I remember what it did to me
I don’t need the flash no more
I don’t need the crowd involved
If it stay burned in my sightline
That’s the proof — that’s the afterimage

Outro (auto-tuned, fading)
Still see it
Still feel it
Yeah

Psychedelic Trap × Atmospheric Alternative Hip-Hop