Afterglow Embers

[Verse - spoken word - low male vocal]
Feel the embers in the air, burning low, yeah, it's the afterglow
Shadows dance where the fire once roared, now it's just a fading glow
Concrete veins hum with the ghost of a flame, I'm the last to know
Ashes whisper tales of a blaze that won't die, in the silence, I grow
Steel bones echo with the heat of the past, every beat's a slow decay
But the embers still pulse, yeah, they never fade, in the dark, I play

[Chorus - low male vocal]
Residual heat, it's still alive, in the silence, I ignite
Afterglow, it's in the night, whispering secrets, never die
Embers glow where the shadows play, tracing scars of a fire's decay
But the heat's still here, yeah, it's the afterglow, in the dark, I stay