After The Fire

Streetlights shaking through the pouring rain

Your name still living in the back of my brain

We were kids with gasoline hearts

Burning holes through the dark

Old black hoodie in the passenger seat

Broken headphones and tired dreams

We swore the world would know our names

Before the silence came

Pre-Chorus

Now every midnight feels like a war

But I’m not hiding anymore

Chorus

We were dancing in the ashes

While the skyline fell apart

Singing loud enough to drown out

Every fracture in our hearts

And even if the world goes under

Even if the lights don’t stay

I still see your ghost beside me

Leading me through the grey

After the fire

After the fire

We still remain

Verse 2

Neon reflections under my skin

Your memory cuts but it pulls me in

Every scar became a map

Leading me back

There were nights I almost disappeared

Drowning in the static and fear

But your voice still echoes clear

Like you’re still here

Pre-Chorus

Maybe broken doesn’t mean erased

Maybe pain still leaves a trace

Chorus

We were dancing in the ashes

While the skyline fell apart

Singing loud enough to drown out

Every fracture in our hearts

And even if the world goes under

Even if the lights don’t stay

I still see your ghost beside me

Leading me through the grey

After the fire

After the fire

We still remain

Breakdown

So light another match

Let the flames climb higher

I survived the wreckage

I survived the wire

Every nightmare

Every scar

Made me into who we are

I won’t fade

I won’t run

I’ll keep screaming at the sun

Final Chorus

We were dancing in the ashes

With the shadows and the scars

Turning all our lost tomorrows

Into constellations in the dark

And even when the cold surrounds me

I can feel the embers wake

Cause hope is just a heartbeat

That refuses to break

After the fire

After the fire

We still remain

Outro

Streetlights flicker down the avenue

And for the first time

I finally make it through