[Intro — Heartbeat camera flash] [Analog synth rising] [Whisper] After midnight… [Verse 1 — Piano Swells] Backstage neon, chemical blue She walks through the smoke like it’s telling the truth Velvet rope shadows sleep in the hall The dark remembers what the daylight hides They call her an angel, they call her a lie She wears tomorrow’s headlines behind her eyes The diamonds stay shining when the faces leave Everybody wants the glitter, nobody sees the fire [Pre-Chorus —Guitar Break] [slap bass 4/4] Every flash steals a piece of her face Every room knows her, nobody knows her name [Chorus] After midnight… the truth gets louder Every spotlight borrows your face Everybody loves the light before they meet what it hides [breakdown] Nobody stays when the glitter fades After midnight… the mirror keeps score My reflection blinked before I did The spotlight kept shining while I vanished in the glow I don’t blink twice… I remember me [Verse 2] [piano swells] Tour bus humming like a tired prayer Another city breathing another empty stare The moon keeps all of my alibis While the daylight sells another disguise They memorized the sequins, forgot the soul that made them shine [flash] Loved the picture, never searched beneath Every camera waits for the moment I fall But I learned how to stand when nobody calls [Pre-Chorus] Every cheer disappears with the night The silence knows what the spotlight denies [Chorus — Neon music] After midnight! the truth gets louder Every spotlight borrows your face Everybody loves the light before they meet what it hides Nobody stays when the glitter fades After midnight! the mirror keeps score My reflection blinked before I did The spotlight kept shining while I vanished in the glow I don’t blink twice… I remember me [Bridge — Rising synthesizer] When midnight leaves… who stays behind? The moon keeps all my secrets it finds I chased a thousand versions of me Till the mirror found the soul I buried underneath The world knew the name they gave me But the night knew the name I kept [Chorus — Afro-Angelic beauty] After midnight… the truth gets louder The spotlight can’t borrow my face They can keep the glitter and the stories they wrote They owned the name, but never the soul beneath it After midnight… the mirror tells the truth The girl behind the glass finally found the boy beneath the glow The night remembered what fame couldn’t keep I don’t blink twice… I finally see [Outro — Bring it Home] heartbeat alone The lights went dark The name stayed After midnight… I found me
