After The Smoke Clears

[Intro]
[low vocal register]
Ash on my shirt
Phone on mute
Ceiling fan turning slow
World on pause
[Verse 1]
Back of the crib
Shirt half open
Incense burning
Blinds half closed
Long day sitting heavy on my shoulders
Need that quiet in my bones
Pull
Exhale
Watch it climb the corner
Little halos dancing by the door
All of the noise from the day gets smaller
Till it’s just you on my floor
[Chorus]
After the smoke clears
It’s just you and my heartbeat
Breathing in slow here
Your legs tangled on my seat
Let every ghost fade
Let every call ring away
After the smoke clears
Only your body remains
[Verse 2]
You in my hoodie
Socks on the carpet
Lip print left on the rim of my glass
You laugh low
Then you lean on my shoulder
Say
“Baby
Can we make this last?”
Thumb on your waist
Feel your breath getting shorter
Every little rise
Every fall in your chest
Stress from the week in a pile in the corner
Right now
We got nothing but rest
[Chorus]
[Bridge – Female Feature]
[whispered vocals]
You light it
I let go
Kiss me slow
Take control
All the worry in my mind drifts out
When you’re this close
I forget my doubts
[soft harmonies]
Trace your name on my skin so lazy
Tell me everything you’re scared to say
In this haze you can’t fake it
Baby
I hear you clearer this way
[Chorus]

Smoky late-night R&B/Afrobeats blend, male and female vocals trading lines. Warm sub bass and lazy percussion with soft percussion accents, airy pads, and distant guitar licks. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d; chorus widens with stacked harmonies and a subtly swung groove. Bridge strips to bass, pads, and finger snaps, then the beat slides back in for a smooth, lingering outro., r&b, smooth, afrobeats