# WHAT HAPPENS AFTER MIDNIGHT **[Intro]** Yeah... Everybody got a version of themselves they hide during the day. Mine comes out after midnight. **[Verse 1]** What happens after midnight when the noise disappears? When the room gets quiet and you're left with your fears? When the phone ain't ringing and the messages stop, And the thoughts you been running from start taking the spot? What happens when the lights go dark and you can't sleep? When the memories you buried start crawling too deep? When you stare at the ceiling trying not to rewind, But every mistake somehow plays in your mind? I start thinking 'bout the people that I pushed away, All the things that I wanted but was scared to say, All the nights I said "fuck it" when I should've stayed, All the promises I broke, all the choices I made. Then I wonder if the person that I am today Would've made my younger self look at me with shame, Or maybe he'd be proud that I survived all the shit, Even though some of the scars still don't feel like they fit. **[Pre-Hook]** 'Cause nighttime tells the truth, When there's nobody around. You can run from everybody, But you can't run from yourself. **[Hook]** What happens after midnight? When everybody's gone? When the room gets quiet And your mind keeps carrying on? What happens after midnight? When the memories come alive? When you're fighting with your demons And you're losing track of time? What happens after midnight? I guess that's when I think too much... That's when I miss too much... That's when everything catches up. **[Verse 2]** 2 A.M., I'm awake with the weight of the day, Replaying conversations that I wish I could change, Reading old messages, staring hard at the screen, Trying to figure out what the fuck everything means. Was it love or attachment? Was it lust? Was it fear? Was I holding on to someone who was never sincere? Did I push you away or did you already leave? Was I asking for too much or just asking you to be? That's the kind of shit that keeps a person awake, Every question multiplies every answer you make, One thought turns two, then the two turn ten, Now I'm fighting with myself like I'm fighting my friends. I got memories arguing inside of my skull, One side saying "let it go," one saying "hold on," One side wants forgiveness, one wants revenge, One wants to disappear, one wants to make amends. And I hate that I can feel every version at once, Every fear, every failure, every person I've loved, But I guess that's the price when your heart doesn't numb, You can hide from the world, but the night knows what's up. **[Pre-Hook]** 'Cause nighttime tells the truth, When there's nobody around. You can run from everybody, But you can't run from yourself. **[Hook]** What happens after midnight? When everybody's gone? When the room gets quiet And your mind keeps carrying on? What happens after midnight? When the memories come alive? When you're fighting with your demons And you're losing track of time? What happens after midnight? I guess that's when I think too much... That's when I miss too much... That's when everything catches up. **[Verse 3]** Then the clock hits three and I'm deep in a spiral, Thinking 'bout my rivals, my survival, denial, Every trial that I filed in my mind goes viral, Every lie I believed gets dissected by a psycho. Not a monster, just a mind that refuses to rest, Turning every little moment into some kind of test, "Did they mean what they said?" "Was I giving my best?" "Did I fuck it all up?" "Am I still being blessed?" I got questions with no answers, answers I don't trust, Promises turned ashes, ashes turned dust, People turned strangers, strangers turned ghosts, And the ones I loved hardest are the ones I miss most. But somewhere in the darkness there's a voice underneath, Saying, "You made it through the worst, so just breathe," And I listen for a second, let the silence speak, 'Cause sometimes all you need is a moment of peace. So I sit with my thoughts instead of running away, Let the memories hurt without letting them stay, If the night wants the truth, then I'll give it the truth: I'm still scared, still flawed, still becoming somebody new. **[Bridge]** After midnight... I don't have to lie. Nobody's watching. Nobody's asking me to be okay. So maybe I can finally admit... I miss who I was. But I'm starting to understand who I'm becoming. **[Final Hook]** What happens after midnight? When everybody's gone? When the room gets quiet And your mind keeps carrying on? What happens after midnight? When the memories come alive? When you're fighting with your demons And you're losing track of time? What happens after midnight? I guess that's when I think too much... That's when I feel too much... That's when everything catches up. What happens after midnight? Maybe that's when I finally hear myself. **[Outro]** 4:07 A.M. Still awake. Still thinking. Still here.
