Lyrics / The Wondering Traveler
HOME IS THE AFTERGLOW
Final boarding call No more stamps No more running If you’re carrying love, keep it close If you’re carrying loss, let it go Red eye terminal, cracked phone screen Gate changed twice, coffee tastes mean Baggage carousel like a spinning curse Every goodbye just rehearsed I text you once, no signal back I watch my breath on the window glass I’m not broken, I’m just worn thin Still chasing peace in the boarding din One more night, one more mile Let me smile Home is the afterglow, afterglow Not the place, but the way I let it go Hold me close while the world turns slow If love survived, let the speakers show Home is the afterglow, afterglow Every city left a light in my soul If I’m the wandering traveler, I still know I’m not lost, I’m just on the road CDMX heat with the bass in the street Manila sang when the power got weak Tønsberg harbor, small town calm Kathmandu smoke, black incense psalm Nairobi lights on the matatu run Cusco stones under rising sun Prague ghost light on a frozen bridge Sydney fireworks at the edge of it I met myself in a thousand skies I left old names where the nightbird flies Passport heavy, heart still move I don’t need proof, I live the proof Rich rooms cold, poor streets loud Same tears hidden in every crowd Love came quick, love left scars But it also taught me who we are Now the plane lifts, city shrinks I close my eyes, I finally blink Say it Say it Now Home is the afterglow, afterglow Hands up high, let the whole year go I’m still here, I’m still loud, I’m still whole If I fall, I fall into light, not cold Home is the afterglow, afterglow Every bruise turned gold in my soul If I’m the wandering traveler, I still know I’m not lost, I’m just on the road Sunrise through the window seat Soft like forgiveness, warm like sleep No crowd now, no chase, no prove Just my heartbeat and the move Home is the afterglow, afterglow Not the place, but the way I let it go Hold me close while the world turns slow If love survived, let the speakers show Home is the afterglow, afterglow Every city left a light in my soul If I’m the wandering traveler, I still know I’m not lost, I’m just on the road Afterglow Afterglow Arrival confirmed You made it Welcome home