After Dark Lyrics Novels & Stories

Tapi sayangnya, bayangan yang pernah menyala, kadang butuh waktu untuk benar-benar padam, terutama dari mata orang yang tidak melihat semuanya dari awal. Adrian menaruh ponsel, lalu membuka lemari dokumen. Ia menarik sebuah map tua yang berisi lirik-lirik lama—lagu-lagu yang ia tulis di awal kariernya. Sebagian besar tentang harapan, mimpi, dan… Luna. Ia membaca salah satu bait yang pernah ia tulis semasa awal hubungan mereka: "Kalau kau takut gelap, aku akan jadi nyala kecilnya. Tapi jangan suruh aku padam hanya karena kau belum siap melihat cahaya."

Berbeda dengan Jack yang telah hidup sebatang kara sejak ia mulai mengenal dunia. Jack meraih jemari Gleysia yang tampak bergetar, ia juga menghapus air mata yang membasahi pipi Gleysia. “Tenanglah Gley! Ada aku di sini!” bisik Jack lembut. Mereka kembali berpelukan, saling memberi kehangatan di tengah kesedihan. ***

“I'm so tired of being here Suppressed by all my childish fears And if you have to leave I wish that you would just leave 'Cause your presence still lingers here And it won't leave me alone These wounds won't seem to heal, this pain is just too real There's just too much that time cannot erase When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears And I held your hand through all of these years But you still have all of me You used to captivate me by your resonating light Now, I'm bound by the life you left behind

When you try your best, but you don't succeed When you get what you want, but not what you need When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep Stuck in reverse And the tears come streaming down your face When you lose something you can't replace When you love someone, but it goes to waste Could it be worse? Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you And high up above or down below When you're too in love to let it go But if you never try you'll never know Just what you're worth Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones

I met you in the dark You lit me up You made me feel as thoughI was enough We danced the night away We drank too muchI held your hair back when You were throwing up Then you smiled over your shoulder For a minute I was stone cold soberI pulled you closer to my chest And you asked me to stay overI said, I already told youI think that you should get some rest I knew I loved you then But you'd never know' Cause I played it cool when I was scared of letting goI knew I needed you But I never showed But I wanna stay with you Until we're grey and old Just say you won't let go Just say you won't let go I wake you up with some breakfast in bedI'll bring you coffee With a kiss on your head And I'll ta

Maafin gue sekali lagi. Mereka berdua saling menatap dan membenarkan posisi berbaring. Malam itu, obrolan mereka dipenuhi impian indah untuk merangkai masa depan bersama. Mereka mencocokkan pendapat satu sama lain dan mengambil persetujuan serta jalan tengah untuk kebaikan kedepannya. Hingga tertidur, terlelap dengan perasaan senyum dan lega, dalam pelukan satu sama lain, sepanjang malam.