Afterlight

You are inescapable, I tried to give up the way you make me feel
But every time you’re in my line of vision, I cave
Don’t worry, I’m not dumb enough to truly believe this could be something real
I just want to be around you, have you in my space

Small talk and laughing to bandage the absence
Of something I can have all to myself

Tell me that you’re coming
And I won’t have to be alone with all my thoughts
You’re only ever around for a moment
But it’s the only moment I’m living for
Tell me that you’re stopping by
Give me just a few moments of your time
And when you go, I'll hover here, eyes open wide
Bathing in your afterlight

Never been the chosen but you choose me for a minute, and that’s all right
I’ll take every second that I can get by your side

Together in silence to stomach the violence
That wrestles through me when you walk away

Tell me that you’re coming
And I won’t have to be alone with all my thoughts
You’re only ever around for a moment
But it’s the only moment I’m living for
Tell me that you’re stopping by
Give me just a few moments of your time
And when you go, I'll hover here, eyes open wide
Bathing in your afterlight