Lyrics

[INTRO]
I still feel you in the quiet
like a light that never fades

[VERSE 1]
Some nights I swear I hear you
in the spaces of this room
in the way the shadows soften
like they’re making space for you
Every step I take, you follow
not in body, but in glow—
a warmth that settles on me
in the places only you would know

[PRE‑CHORUS]
You’re gone, but you’re not gone from me
your light still lives in everything

[CHORUS]
This is the afterglow you left behind
the warmth that lingers in my life
I carry joy and sorrow side by side
’cause loving you means holding both in time
You changed the world just by being here
and even now, your light is near
I’m never whole, but I’m never alone—
I walk inside your afterglow

[VERSE 2]
I see you in the kindness
that you planted in my chest
in the way I try to listen
like you always listened best
Every laugh I have is softer
every tear I shed is true—
I’m a different kind of person
’cause the world once held you

[PRE‑CHORUS]
I feel you in the spaces left
a gentle ache I won’t forget

[CHORUS]
This is the afterglow you left behind
the warmth that lingers in my life
I carry joy and sorrow side by side
’cause loving you means holding both in time
You changed the world just by being here
and even now, your light is near
I’m never whole, but I’m never alone—
I walk inside your afterglow

[VERSE 3]
I don’t try to lose the heartache
it’s the way I keep you close
Every joy I feel is different
’cause it’s colored by your ghost
People ask if I’d erase it
but the ache is how you stay—
you’re the light behind my shadows
guiding me along the way

[BRIDGE]
And I wouldn’t trade the sorrow
if it means you’re with me still
Your memory is the lantern
that the darkness can’t quite kill

[FINAL CHORUS]
This is the afterglow you left behind
the quiet love that lights my life
I carry joy and sorrow intertwined
a little broken, but it feels like mine
You changed the world just by being here
and even now, your light is near
I’m never whole, but I’m never alone—
I live inside your afterglow

[OUTRO]
I still feel you in the quiet