[Verse] Sunset’s bleeding through the cracks, the laughter’s thin and dry Plastic cups, a fading glow, beneath the smoky sky Kids run wild, their shadows stretch, but something’s out of place The speakers hum, a trembling drum, a melancholy bass [Pre-Chorus] We chase the night with open hands But time slips like drifting sand [Chorus] Hold me close in the fading light Where the smoke curls and the heartbeats fight Broken echoes in the air Backyard memories laid bare Hold me close, don’t let it go In this quiet afterglow [Verse] Whispers float on restless breeze, the rhythm’s soft and slow Faces blur, the past returns, like waves we can’t control Trembling skin beneath the sound, a pulse we can't disguise In every crack the silence breaks, a truth behind our eyes [Pre-Chorus] We chase the night with open hands But time slips like drifting sand [Chorus] Hold me close in the fading light Where the smoke curls and the heartbeats fight Broken echoes in the air Backyard memories laid bare Hold me close, don’t let it go In this quiet afterglow [Bridge] And when the music fades away There’s nothing left that we can say Just shadows dancing in the grey Of all the things we threw away [Chorus] Hold me close in the fading light Where the smoke curls and the heartbeats fight Broken echoes in the air Backyard memories laid bare Hold me close, don’t let it go In this quiet afterglow [Outro] In this quiet afterglow Hold me close, don’t let it go