After Midnight [INTRO – grand piano, upright bass, soft brushes] [quiet male snoring in the background] Mmm… close your eyes, the room is growing still. One last golden candle flickers on the windowsill. [soft snore] [VERSE 1 – low female alto, intimate] Golden shadows on the walls, midnight settles in the room. Piano whispers, warm and low, beneath a sleepy moon. Bass is walking soft and slow, brushes circle with the time. No more words are needed now, just leave the day behind. [CHORUS] After midnight, everything is soft and slow. After midnight, there’s nowhere left to go. Let the piano play the whole world out of sight. Close your eyes now, drift into the night. [quiet rhythmic male snoring] [VERSE 2] Velvet curtains, amber light, empty glasses catch the glow. Someone’s sleeping by the fire, while the midnight hours go. Tenor sax comes drifting in, plays a phrase and disappears. Just a little silver sound to carry off the years. [CHORUS] After midnight, everything is soft and slow. After midnight, there’s nowhere left to go. Let the piano play the whole world out of sight. Close your eyes now, drift into the night. [INSTRUMENTAL – tenor sax, vibraphone, piano] [soft male snoring underneath, loosely following the bass pulse] [BRIDGE – female vocal, almost whispered] One more chord, one more sigh, one more star across the sky. Dim the lamps, let silence stay. Morning is so far away. [male snore, then a brief pause] [FINAL CHORUS – very soft] After midnight, even time begins to sleep. After midnight, dreams are yours to keep. Let the piano fade beneath the velvet light. Close your eyes now, everything’s all right. [OUTRO – piano, bass harmonics, vibraphone] [female vocal, nearly whispered] After midnight… soft and slow… close your eyes now… let it go… [quiet male snoring continues] [final piano maj9 chord]
