[Intro] (warm synth swell, light shimmer) Still glowing... still glowing... [Verse 1 — 8 bars] Slowed it down but didn't lose the shine Carrying the light from a hundred miles behind Everything that burned is settling in gold Warmer now, but still the same story told I don't need the rush to feel this alive Found my rhythm in the afterglow, still thrive Every street I pass reflects the night we made Nothing dims, it just softens, never fades [Chorus] This is the afterglow, still shining bright Carried all that fire into the quiet light Didn't have to slow all the way down Just found a softer way to run this town Afterglow, still moving fast Riding out the feeling, made it last Same electric heart, new easy pace Still lit up, just a warmer place [Verse 2 — 8 bars] Used to need the redline just to feel the spark Now I carry brightness even in the dark Turns out all that energy was mine to keep Doesn't run out, it just learns to breathe City's glowing softer, but I'm still the flame Same electric pulse, just called by a different name This is what it feels like when the rush refines Still the same fire — just a smoother kind [Chorus] This is the afterglow, still shining bright Carried all that fire into the quiet light Didn't have to slow all the way down Just found a softer way to run this town Afterglow, still moving fast Riding out the feeling, made it last Same electric heart, new easy pace Still lit up, just a warmer place [Bridge — 4 bars] (light, buoyant, hand-claps or pulse underneath) Still glowing, still going... Never stopping, just glowing... [Outro] (shimmer fades up, not down — ends bright) Afterglow... still burning...
