Afterglow River

[Intro] (vinyl crackle) (soft rain) (warm pad swell) (light jungle hats)
[Verse 1]
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

[Verse 2]
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…

Male vocal liquid DnB/jungle lullaby: warm pads, soft breaks, emotional hook, calm weed-lounge atmosphere.
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