Afterhours Lease (Club trap, witch-house haze. 100 BPM half-time. Sub bass like a heartbeat under the floor. Vocals drunk-close, then the hook hits the drop.) Verse 1 Red light, wristband, you find me by the bar Lipstick on the rocks, you still got one foot in the car You dance like the night don’t own you after one You text me “outside” with the other life still on I know the perfume, I know the lie you wear City dark, bass hard, nobody asking where You pull me to the bathroom line and bite my name Then check the lock screen like the lock screen knows your game Pre-chorus You love the version of you that only exists in here Strobe on your throat, confession in my ear You swear the quiet’s empty, swear the bed is cold Then you Uber back to the life you never sold Chorus Meet me in the drop, meet me in the low Say you’re choosing me, then don’t go Body in the dark, conscience on mute You use me like a chorus, I sing it till I’m bruised Neon lights, dirty nights, you swear this time it’s real Leave the old ache home, bring the want, bring the steal If you wanted in, the door was in your hand You just wanted a witness, not a plan Verse 2 I got the spare-key copy, got the sheets still warm Got a life on the counter from the last almost-storm You laugh at my boxes, kiss the hope off my teeth Say “after this week” like the week can bury grief Your friends call you careful, your story stays clean I call you by the name you only give the machine You grind on the maybe, you ghost on the yes You want the ruin, not the forwarding address Pre-chorus You love me where the fog eats the faces in the room You love me like a rumor you can still undo Every slow song is a promise, every promise is a stall You let me taste tomorrow, then you don’t text at all Chorus Meet me in the drop, meet me in the low Say you’re choosing me, then don’t go Body in the dark, conscience on mute You use me like a chorus, I sing it till I’m bruised Neon lights, dirty nights, you swear this time it’s real Leave the old ache home, bring the want, bring the steal If you wanted in, the door was in your hand You just wanted a witness, not a plan Bridge (Bass strips to a pulse. Crowd noise under it.) I tried the lease. I tried your name on the door. I tried a morning that didn’t end on the floor. You packed a dress and left it on my chair. Said “soon” with your mouth, said “never” with the air. So dance. So lie. So stay in the song. Just don’t ask me to believe you for long. Final chorus Meet me in the drop, meet me in the low Tell me it’s real, then don’t go Fill up the hollow where the old life won’t Empty promise on a sticky floor, we both already know You want the night, not the move-in day You want my mouth, not the getaway So keep the almost where the blacklight can’t see And love me like a secret. Not like you’re free. Outro (Sub only. One line, looping out with the club.) Don’t leave the night. Don’t leave the set. Just leave before I ask again.
