[Intro – soft Rhodes + distant fire crackle] Still burning… [Verse 1 – deep baritone, intimate] Your hoodie still smells like the night we broke Folded on my chair like a goodbye note I keep replayin’ the way you walked out slow Left the door half-open and took my soul [Pre-Chorus – rising harmonies] Ash on my tongue, smoke in my lungs I still taste the words we never begun [Chorus – huge falsetto + gang echoes] After the flame, I’m still on fire Dancin’ alone in the funeral pyre You’re gone, but the heat won’t fade After the flame, I’m still afraid (Oh-oh-oh) After the flame! [Verse 2 – rap-sung, more urgent] Tried to delete you, but you’re in my veins Every heartbeat echoes your name Friends say move on, but they don’t understand Some fires don’t die, they just change hands [Pre-Chorus – layered] I’m warm in the places you used to be cold Some stories stay lit when they’re never retold [Chorus – even bigger] After the flame, I’m still on fire Dancin’ alone in the funeral pyre You’re gone, but the heat won’t fade After the flame, I’m still afraid (Oh-oh-oh) After the flame! [Post-Chorus – viral falsetto hook] Still on fire… still on fire… After the flame… [Final Chorus – key up to G minor, full stadium] AFTER THE FLAME – I’M STILL ALIVE! Burning brighter than the day you said goodbye You’re gone, but I’m warm in the pain After the flame… I learned my name AFTER THE FLAME! [Outro – single piano chord + faint crackles] Still burning… after the flame…
