Morning Light

[Verse 1: atmospheric, autotuned rap, spacey] Midnight in the city and the city don't sleep (yeah) Neon on the window, painting color on me Thousand people 'round me, still I'm talking to the ceiling Got a pocket full of noise, but I'm missing the feeling Every party feels the same when you're hiding from yourself Every smile in the picture's got a story to sell Turn the music up loud so I don't hear what I think Standing on the edge, tryna look before I sink [Pre-Hook: melodic, raspy, building] And I know, I know, it's a long way down But I'd rather feel it all than be numb right now [Hook: melodic, autotuned, catchy] Chasing every light 'til the morning comes (oh) Running from the silence, but it follows me home All these empty highs, yeah, they never last long (long) I just want the afterglow, I just want the afterglow [Verse 2: melodic rap, warm guitar comes forward] Took the long road home just to watch the sunrise First time in a while I could look in my own eyes Called the ones who stayed when the music went off Real ones don't clap, they just pick you up when you're lost Money buys the view, but it never buys peace Learned that in the silence, learned it down on my knees Now I'm chasing something slower, something that'll stay Moments over minutes, let the rest fade away [Beat Switch: same tempo, darker, distorted 808, psychedelic, voice drenched in reverb] Let it burn, let it fade (fade) Every high's got a price that you pay (pay) Turn the lights off, let me find my way In the afterglow, I'm okay [Hook: melodic, original beat returns, last line repeated] Chasing every light 'til the morning comes (oh) Running from the silence, but it follows me home All these empty highs, yeah, they never last long (long) I just want the afterglow, I just want the afterglow Yeah, I just want the afterglow [Outro: hard stop on the last beat of the bar, no fade-out, loops back into the hook] [Hook: melodic, catchy, sung over the full beat from the first second] Lost in the static, tryna find my signal A million lights around me, still the sky feels empty I turn the noise down 'til I hear my own heartbeat Floating in the dark, but the dark don't own me [Verse 1: punchy, bouncy rap flow] Scrolling through the night, watching everybody shine Highlight reels, but nobody posts the climb Measured all my worth by a number on a screen Chasing every feeling that I've never really seen Light from a star takes a thousand years to land What you see's the past, now you understand Everybody racing to a line that don't exist So I slow it all down, see the things that I missed [Pre-Hook: half-time, softer] Breathe in, let it go You don't have to know where you go [Hook: melodic, catchy] Lost in the static, tryna find my signal A million lights around me, still the sky feels empty I turn the noise down 'til I hear my own heartbeat Floating in the dark, but the dark don't own me [Verse 2: punchy, a little faster] We were made of the dust of a star that exploded Every broken piece is a story still loaded You ain't behind, you're just in your own orbit Pressure makes diamonds, so don't you forfeit Call your mama back, tell your friends that you love 'em Phones in our hands, but we're starving for something The universe is big and it don't owe us a sign But one honest moment beats a lifetime online [Bridge: beat drops out, soft sung, intimate] If you feel small, look up tonight We're all made from the same old light Nobody's late, nobody's lost Everybody's spinning at their own cost [Hook: melodic, full beat returns, last line repeated] Lost in the static, tryna find my signal A million lights around me, still the sky feels empty I turn the noise down 'til I hear my own heartbeat Floating in the dark, but the dark don't own me No, the dark don't own me [Outro: hard stop on the last beat of the bar, no fade-out, loops back into the hook]