Microwave clock at 12:07, sink light on low
Hoodie on a kitchen chair, sneakers by the door
Receipts like paper stars folded in my coat
I switch the notifs off and let the city float
Hallway hum aligns with my steady breath
Mono room grows wider with every step
In the afterglow—write my name in shadowed light
Choirs rising through the floor, pulling midnight into white
If scars can turn to lanterns when the stereo lets go
Hold me where the colors bloom—in the afterglow
(afterglow—afterglow) ooh / (let it glow—let it glow)
Stoplight blinking red on a quiet street
Grocery bag against my leg, rhythm in my feet
Cracked phone screen catching stars I almost missed
I breathe a softer future in the vapor on my wrist
Kitchen tiles remember where the bad days froze
I count to four; the silence opens like a rose
In the afterglow—write my name in shadowed light
Choirs rising through the floor, pulling midnight into white
If scars can turn to lanterns when the stereo lets go
Hold me where the colors bloom—in the afterglow
Hold—the—breath / bend—the—crown
One—more—step / we—won’t—drown
If—there’s—grace / let—colors—grow
Write—it—down / in—the—afterglow
In the afterglow—let the halos crack to light (ad-libs: let it shine)
Choirs rising through the floor, turning shadows into white
If scars are little lanterns teaching all the rooms to glow
Say you’ll stay and pull me close—inside the afterglow
(Tag) afterglow… afterglow…
Tape hiss breathing; footsteps on the floor—
Fade me like a movie—in the afterglow.
