After glow

{atmospheric filter sweep opening,

warm analog keys chord

pad, soft percussion swell}

Midnight painted on the boulevard,

City breathing like a beating heart.

You said, “Don’t look back,” so I didn’t try,

Now I’m dancing with a different sky.

No more shadows in my rearview glass,

Every little scar became my map.

Funny how the silence learned my name,

Now it sounds a little like a flame.

{rhythmic clean guitar pluck,

mid-tempo synth bass groove,

crisp electronic kick drum} I don’t need the stars to line up

right, I’m already glowing in my own light.

Every step’s another spark I know,

Watch me turn it into gold.

{rising white-noise snare build,

accelerating rhythmic pulse, opening filter} I’m living in the afterglow,

Hands up, let the whole world know.

Every heartbeat says, “Don’t slow down,” I’m the fire,

I’m the sound.

Nothing left to hold me low,

Watch me bloom where the wild winds blow.

If tonight’s all we’ve got,

let it show,

I’m living in the afterglow.

{explosive main synth-pop drop,

driving four-on-the-floor beat, bright detuned supersaws,

pumping sidechain compression}

New day written in electric blue,

Every mirror shows somebody new.

Used to chase what disappeared too fast,

Now I’m making moments that will last.

Laughing like I never lost my way,

Even when the clouds forgot my name.

I don’t need forever in my hands,

Just this second while I can.

{subdued drum pattern, playful walking bassline,

rhythmic muted guitar picking}

Every color feels a little brighter,

Every dream’s a little closer now.

If the world’s turning,

let it spin, I’m exactly where I’ve been

meant to begin. {buildup pattern starting earlier,

rising synth filter, energetic snare rolls} Oh,

oh, nothing’s gonna fade me.

(oh oh) Oh, oh,

nothing’s gonna change me.

I found my rhythm in the rush,

Now every breath is more than enough.

{stripped-back halftime beat, dramatic vocal performance,

soaring synth lead solo behind

vocal} I’m living in the afterglow,

Brighter every place I go.

Even if the lights burn out,

I’ll be singing through the crowd.

Nothing left to hold me low,

This is everything I know.

If tonight’s all we’ve got,

let it show,

I’m living in the afterglow.

{climax full production drop,

driving double-time energy feel,

soaring lead synthesizer, dense vocal layers}

Yeah, I’m living in the afterglow.

Wherever I go… the light will follow.

{fading

kick

drum, acoustic piano outro chords,

warm echoing delay trails}