Afterglow

Midnight, and the music’s low You look like somewhere I should go Don’t know your name, I know that glow Two hearts inside the stereo Stay a little, take it slow Funny how we’re strangers, though

Party’s thinning out to five Kitchen light and lo-fi vibes You laugh at something no one said Now it’s living in my head

Midnight, and the music’s low You look like somewhere I should go Don’t know your name, I know that glow Two hearts inside the stereo Stay a little, take it slow Funny how we’re strangers, though

Oh, oh-oh, don’t go home yet Oh, oh-oh, don’t go home

Swap a name, and swap a smile Borrowed jacket, borrowed time Phones away, we’re doing fine Talking till the taxis die

Say the word and I’ll stay Say the word.. I’ll stay

Midnight, and the music’s low You look like somewhere I should go Don’t know your name, I know that glow Two hearts inside the stereo Stay a little, take it slow Funny how we’re strangers, though

Midnight, and the music’s low You look like somewhere I should go Don’t know your name, I know that glow Two hearts inside the stereo Stay a little, take it slow Funny how we’re strangers, though

Oh, oh-oh, don’t go home yet Oh, oh-oh, don’t go home

Strangers, though.. strangers, though.

Basement bar and borrowed time Bass is humming down my spine You pull me in without a word Loudest thing I never heard

Hold up, don’t let the moment end Slow down, feel the room begin to bend Turn it up, here we go again

Neon blue, all over you Dance with me, nothing to lose Heartbeat syncing to the groove Every light in here says move One more track, then one more This is what the night is for

Colours running on the wall We’re not thinking, not at all Closer now with every song Tell me this is where I belong

Hold up, don’t let the moment end Slow down, feel the room begin to bend Turn it up, here we go again

Neon blue, all over you Dance with me, nothing to lose Heartbeat syncing to the groove Every light in here says move One more track, then one more This is what the night is for

If the morning comes, let it wait We’re still glowing, it’s not late Keep the blue light on my face

Neon blue, all over you Dance with me, nothing to lose Heartbeat syncing to the groove Every light in here says move One more track, then one more This is what the night is for

Neon blue.. neon blue..

Coffee on a Tuesday, you’re still here Weeknights turning into weeks Playlist full of songs you sent Every one of them repeats I don’t mind the way time disappears

Closer, closer, pull me in (Pull me in) Where does your gravity begin A little closer than we’ve been Closer, closer, let me in

Umbrella built for one, we made it two Shoulder wet and I’m not fussed City’s loud but I hear you Something quiet turning into us Every small thing feels brand new

Closer, closer, pull me in (Pull me in) Where does your gravity begin A little closer than we’ve been Closer, closer, let me in

Scared of this, I won’t pretend Every good thing that I lose Started somewhere like this, friend But I keep on choosing you So don’t let the moment end

Closer, closer, pull me in (Pull me in) Where does your gravity begin A little closer than we’ve been Closer, closer, let me in

Streetlight through the window pane Two teas going cold again Say my name the way you do Slow dance in the kitchen, then Nothing else is making sense

Closer, closer, pull me in (Pull me in) Where does your gravity begin A little closer than we’ve been Closer, closer, let me in

Closer.. closer..

Three dots blinking, then they’re gone Screen goes dark inside my hand Half past one and holding on Reading things you never sent Autofill still knows your name

Used to talk until the sun Came up gold on both our screens Now I’m drafting, then delete Signal fading in between Battery of better days

Static on the line tonight Every station comes up blue White noise where you used to be Nothing’s coming through Say it soft or say it true All I’m getting’s static, too (Static, too)

Maybe you’re just tired, maybe fine Maybe someone else’s glow I replay us line by line Every rerun hurts to know Static’s all the weather knows

Static on the line tonight Every station comes up blue White noise where you used to be Nothing’s coming through Say it soft or say it true All I’m getting’s static, too (Static, too)

Turn it off, turn it off If it’s over, say it soft Silence louder than the loss Hum me something I can’t decode

Static on the line tonight Every station comes up blue White noise where you used to be Nothing’s coming through Say it soft or say it true All I’m getting’s static, too (Static, too)

Static.. static..

Two blue ticks below the last thing that I said Little word that tells me everything instead I typed a joke, deleted it, then typed goodnight Watched the screen light up my ceiling cold and white Funny how a phone can feel this heavy now

I know you saw the photo of the harbour rain I know your thumbs were hovering above my name Maybe you were tired, maybe halfway out the door Either way I’m counting ceiling cracks at four Read at 2am, no reply

It’s alright.. it’s alright.. oh Some songs end on a quiet line

My mates all say the modern cure is play it cool Act like waiting isn’t breaking any rules But cool was never something I was good at, dear So I’ll just say it plain in case you’re listening here Read at 2am, no reply

So if you ever wonder was it real It was real, it was real That’s the part the read receipts can’t steal

One day this will be a story that I tell Some small ache I carried for a while, then well.. The morning’s coming up in ordinary gold I’ll leave the phone face-down and let the story fold Read at 2am, no reply

No reply.. no reply.. goodnight.

Ghost of us in every song Radio keeps singing along Volume down, you’re still this loud I’m okay, then you come on One old chord and here’s the crowd Ghost of us, all along

Sold the couch, I kept the throw Painted over photo holes New flat, same old stereo Some frequencies won’t let you go

Ghost of us in every song Radio keeps singing along Volume down, you’re still this loud I’m okay, then you come on One old chord and here’s the crowd Ghost of us, all along

Saw a coat like yours in town Nearly said hello out loud Heart still runs on muscle memory Even when the lights are down

You can stay, little ghost Just don’t take the whole night We can share the radio Till I get the words right

Ghost of us in every song Radio keeps singing along Volume down, you’re still this loud I’m okay, then you come on One old chord and here’s the crowd Ghost of us, all along

Ghost of us in every song Radio keeps singing along Volume down, you’re still this loud I’m okay, then you come on One old chord and here’s the crowd Ghost of us, all along

Oh-oh, I still hear you Oh-oh, in the blue

Ghost of us.. ghost of us..

DJ’s playing something blue Half this room is going through it too Strangers nodding, me and you Sad songs make the best crews

Hands up if you’ve lost someone Hands up if you’re still here Every heartbreak on this floor Dancing till it disappears Turn the sadness up to gold Let the bass hold what we can’t We came lonely, leaving whole Alone together, one more dance

No one’s asking who or why Just the kick drum and the lights Every tear’s a strobe tonight We’re all getting by

Hands up if you’ve lost someone Hands up if you’re still here Every heartbreak on this floor Dancing till it disappears Turn the sadness up to gold Let the bass hold what we can’t We came lonely, leaving whole Alone together, one more dance

Quiet now.. hands on hearts Quiet now.. here’s the part Feel it start

Louder for the ones who lost Louder for the ones who stayed Turn it up whatever the cost We dance the hurt away

Hands up if you’ve lost someone Hands up if you’re still here Every heartbreak on this floor Dancing till it disappears Turn the sadness up to gold Let the bass hold what we can’t We came lonely, leaving whole Alone together, one more dance

One more dance.. one more dance..

Box of photos, one to keep Rest can go where old years sleep Smiling at the ones we were Even endings can be sweet

And if that song comes on, I’ll smile Let it play a little while First time in a long, long while

We didn’t last, but we were light Some things burn just one good night I’m not bitter, I’m not cold Kept the warm and lost the hold Look at me letting go slow Living in the afterglow

Heard you’re doing really well Honestly, that’s good to hear No more secrets left to tell Just a soft light souvenir

And if that song comes on, I’ll smile Let it play a little while First time in a long, long while

We didn’t last, but we were light Some things burn just one good night I’m not bitter, I’m not cold Kept the warm and lost the hold Look at me letting go slow Living in the afterglow

Every ember settles down Every blue turns gold somehow What we were still warms me now Thank you for the glow, for now

We didn’t last, but we were light Some things burn just one good night I’m not bitter, I’m not cold Kept the warm and lost the hold Look at me letting go slow Living in the afterglow

Afterglow.. afterglow.. Still glowing.