[Intro] Celestial hush, a single bell; rain thinning into a silver hush. [Verse 1] Raindrops keep the city honest, tracing maps across the glass I breathe slow, the world rearranges, shadows folding into past A small heat in my sternum, like a match beneath the snow I let the quiet teach me how to stand and let the daylight grow [Pre-Chorus] There’s a seam where night unthreads and morning slips inside My shoulders learn to soften, my chest remembers how to rise [Chorus] Afterlight, I am opening, a seam of gold across the gray Afterlight, I am learning how to let the dark give way Every step becomes a promise, every breath a softer truth Afterlight, I am waking into the shape of who I choose [Verse 2] I folded up the old excuses, put them in a drawer of rain Left the numbers that would pull me to the places that felt plain Now my hands are steady, carrying only what I need I walk the softened pavement, listening to what I believe [Bridge] A tide of small clarities, like coins of light along the shore I am more than any ledger, more than what I was before [Final Chorus] Afterlight, I am opening, a seam of gold across the gray Afterlight, I am learning how to let the dark give way I keep the quiet as my compass, keep the dawn inside my chest Afterlight, I am whole now, and I am finally blessed [Outro] Wind chime, a single note; rain becomes a memory of light.
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