AFTERGLOW

[Intro] (Atmospheric Rhodes, Sub-pulse) [Soft Breath] The city’s moving, but I’m standing still. Waiting for a ghost against my will. [Verse 1] (Syncopated Beats, Warm Sub) I see your face in every stranger’s eyes, Under the weight of these indigo skies. The coffee’s cold, the radio is playing low, Songs of a life that we used to know. [Vocal Rise] I’m reaching out, but there’s nothing to hold, Just the echoes of stories we never told. [Build-up] (Rising Synth Wash, Fast Hi-hats) And the rhythm takes me higher, But the silence pulls me down. Searching for your fire... In this hollow town! [CHORUS: HIGH VOCAL FLIGHT] [Powerful High Note] Wish you were here, where the light meets the rain! [Belting] Wish you were here, just to soften the pain! I’m dancing alone in the afterglow, With nowhere to turn and nowhere to go. [Crystal Clear Ad-libs] (Higher) Wish you were here! (Echo) Wish you were here... [Verse 2] (Filtered Drums, Soulful Vibe) The world is turning at a thousand miles, Hidden behind all the hollow smiles. I’m a frequency looking for a place to land, A line in the water, a name in the sand. [Bridge: Emotional Breakdown] (Minimalist Percussion, Ethereal Atmosphere) [Whisper] Maybe you’re a star, maybe you’re the wind, [High Melismatic Run] Maybe you’re the dream... where I begin. I’ll keep the porch light burning bright... Through every hour of the lonely night. [FINAL CHORUS: CLIMAX] [Max Volume, High Octave] Wish you were here, where the light meets the rain! Wish you were here, just to soften the pain! I’m dancing alone in the afterglow, With nowhere to turn and nowhere to go! [Outro] (Fading Pads, Piano Melodic) [Vocal Fade Out] Just a heartbeat away. In the blue, in the grey. Wish you were here... [Silence] [End]