[Intro] (the reversed synth swell from "Velvet Chains," now warmer and fuller) Mmm... still here... (synth swells, warmer) [Verse 1] Looked back at everything I've been The fire, the fight, the skin and sin Wore the armor, then let it fall Ran wild, then answered no one's call Every version of me got me right here Standing in the quiet, nothing to fear Not who I was when this began Something softer, something grand [Chorus] This is the afterglow Everything I let go Held it, felt it, lived it whole Now I'm settled in my soul Afterglow... afterglow... Everything I needed to know [Verse 2] I kept the fire, not the fear Kept the truth, let go the rest of it here Nothing taken that I didn't choose Nothing kept that I stand to lose This is what's left when the noise clears out Not silence — peace, without a doubt I built this glow with my own two hands Every step of it, part of the plan [Bridge] (a callback — one line from "Headlock's" chorus, re-sung slow and soft) Hold me down... (soft, slow, no longer a fight — a memory) Hold me down... [Outro] (the synth swell from the intro, fading out alone — the final breath) Afterglow... afterglow... Still here... (synth fades to silence)
