Afterglow River

[Intro] (vinyl crackle) (soft rain) (warm pad swell) (light jungle hats)

I don’t need the world to understand me

I just need a little room to breathe

When the noise gets heavy on my shoulders

I find quiet like a remedy

Neon outside, but I’m floating inward

Slow steps, let the pressure leave

I’m not running, I’m returning

To the part of me that still believes

[Pre-Chorus] (build) (riser)

Hold me in the rhythm

Let it carry what I can’t say

I don’t need a reason

I just need to drift away

[Chorus] (DROP / liquid DnB but calm)

In the afterglow, I feel alright

Like the river in the moonlight

No fear, no rush, no weight on me

Just a slow-breath peace I need

In the afterglow, I let it fade

All the hard days, all the gray

If you’re lost, come close, don’t go

We can float here in the afterglow

People talk big, but it don’t mean nothing

If your heart still feels alone at night

So I keep my circle soft and small

And I protect my little light

I’ve been low, yeah I’ve been broken

But I’m still here, I’m still alive

And I swear this calm is holy

When the bassline turns me kind

[Pre-Chorus] (build) (snare roll)

Hold me in the rhythm

Let it carry what I can’t say

I don’t need a reason

I just need to drift away

[Chorus] (DROP / wider + warmer)

In the afterglow, I feel alright

Like the river in the moonlight

No fear, no rush, no weight on me

Just a slow-breath peace I need

In the afterglow, I let it fade

All the hard days, all the gray

If you’re lost, come close, don’t go

We can float here in the afterglow

[Bridge] (BREAKDOWN / pads only) (echo vocal)

(hold)

If the world gets loud again

I’ll come back to this

One breath, one light, one song

And I won’t miss

(beat rising) (heart kick returns)

[Final Chorus] (FINAL DROP / biggest but still smooth)

In the afterglow, I feel alright

Like the river in the moonlight

No fear, no rush, no weight on me

Just a slow-breath peace I need

In the afterglow, I let it fade

All the hard days, all the gray

If you’re lost, come close, don’t go

We can float here in the afterglow

[Outro] (fade) (rain returns) (vinyl crackle)

Afterglow… afterglow…