# AFTERIMAGE [Intro – isolated six-note melodic bass riff, descending then jumping upward; dry drums enter after two bars] [Verse 1 – youthful nasal male vocal, relaxed and slightly detached] Saw you standing in the rain Outside the corner store Something about the way you smiled I'd seen somewhere before You were waiting for a ride I was waiting for the light For a second everything Felt a little out of time [Instrumental – bass riff repeats, thin clean guitar answers] [Verse 2 – same flowing melody, slightly more rhythmic] There's a feeling I can't place Like a song I almost know Every time I turn around There's a place I wanna go I could swear we've met before In a dream I can't recall I keep seeing little things That don't make sense at all [Chorus – simple infectious melody, same bass groove] There you go There you go Like a light Behind my eyes There you go There you go Even when I close them tight [Post-Chorus – bass riff exposed, guitar plays three-note response] Ooh-ooh There you go [Verse 3 – intimate, slightly warmer vocal] Saw you walking down the road With your jacket in your hands I was sitting in my car Trying hard to understand Why a stranger in the rain Could remind me of a place I don't think I've ever been But I know it anyway [Chorus – same melody, guitar slightly fuzzier] There you go There you go Like a light Behind my eyes There you go There you go Even when I close them tight [Instrumental – obsessive bass riff continues, guitars gradually distort] [Bridge – drums and bass remain steady, vocal nearly conversational] Maybe I just made you up Maybe that's what people do Find a little piece of something In somebody passing through [Instrumental Build – bass riff unchanged, fuzzy guitar grows louder] [Final Chorus – slightly strained vocal, same repetitive melody] There you go There you go Like a light Behind my eyes There you go There you go Even when I close them tight [Post-Chorus – vocal repeats over noisy guitars] There you go There you go [Outro – guitars drop, bass alone] The light turned green You walked away I still see you Anyway [Final bass note rings]
