Afterlight Into the afterlight Breathe in slowly Wonder growing What it could have been I can't let go, but that door's closed I'm stuck here in the afterlight Afterlight, In the afterlight(repeated)

First thing that you'll notice is some separation from each other Yes, it's a lie, we've been believing since time in memorial There was an apple, there was a snake, there was division There was a split, there was a conflict in the fabric of life One became two, and then everyone was out for themselves Everyone was pitted against each other, conflict ruled the realm All our devotions and temperaments are pulled from different wells We seem to easily forget we are made of the same cells To my boy, all that energy, so wild Love your hues and your blues in equal measure Your comings and your goings-away My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze Second thing you'll notice is that Often we think that there's not enough It might feel dark It might feel lonely and you'll wonder why you're here You may be overcome with darkness and a sense of hopelessness But it won't matter if you keep the core connected to the oneness To my girl, all your innocence and fire When you reach out, I am here hell or high water This nest is never going away My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze And this cord is unbreakable This pilot light is there in your pocket And this bond, beyond unshakeable Even if we all forgot all at the same time If we forget at the same time To my boy, my precious, gentle warrior To your sweetness and your strength in exploring May this bond stay with you through all your days My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze To my girls, all your innocence and fire When you reach out, I am here hell or high water This nest is never going away My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze (To my boy) first thing that you'll notice Is that everything is temporary (To my girl) next thing you might notice Is that we will always be a family (To my boy) my mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze

They watched you from afar But close enough to taste They saw everything that you did That put you in this place This hollow sun has set Beneath a falling star I wonder what you are They tried to let you go Afraid to leave the world below Just show me who you are Survive a sense of pride Whether it's laugh or cry It's showing what you are Stage, rate, validate Those wires should carry you But they brought you to your knees This fear is something new to you A paradigm diseased But could this be the new distraction? To follow and obey Endless we see that fear in your eyes That there is no sweeter prize One chance, one life A helpless cry For change, remove The myth, the lie You search, you seek But cannot find The buzz, the bite It won't be kind What glitters doesn't always shine That little part of you is mine And here tonight No need to hide Whether it's laugh or cry Just show me who you are They tried to let you go Afraid to leave the world below Just show me who you are Survive a sense of pride Whether it's laugh or cry It's showing what you are Stage, rate, validate

All will divide beneath the sun Without tomorrow the mind is undone Could this be your defeat? A living constant is bearing down on me And as I reach into the night Searching for that flicker of the eye Concealing collisions Redefined We defy again in pain and pleasure we endure Something dark I've seen before Should I escape, I'll run to the edge of the earth Attempt to find the rebirth Fading into the new immerse A recollection of something deep inside An excavation of the true mind Forgive me for wanting too much Stay safe and hidden It's haunting me Opening those doors Can't turn away I need to know more All will divide beneath the sun We defy again In pain and pleasure we endure Something dark i've seen before We defy again and follow you into the darkness Of every memory We spend our lives collecting Just to throw it all away All will divide beneath the sun