Ephemeral Afternoon

[Intro] Soft light spills on the pond, a quiet hum of afternoon We trade small looks, a clockless tune, like secrets in a dune [Verse 1] Sun on your skin, a gold-green glaze, the world slowed to a sigh We laugh in breaths that tremble soft, the edges blur then dry Compartes of time drift by the trees, but here we hold our eyes The moment sighs, and we pretend it lies, beneath the coming skies [Pre-Chorus] If I name this hour, it might disappear in dawn So we keep it close, like a map of where we belong [Chorus] This afternoon, a fragile bloom of warmth and light We share a glance that says we’ll be alright Time slips its silver thread through the air we breathe We savor now, and let the shadows softly seethe [Verse 2] Footsteps cradle the grass, a soft half-rade of sound We measure miles with quiet talk, where little truths are found A promise glints in your smile, unspoken, understood That change is the weather we all learn to withstand [Pre-Chorus] If I name this hour, it might disappear in dawn So we keep it close, like a map of where we belong [Chorus] This afternoon, a fragile bloom of warmth and light We share a glance that says we’ll be alright Time slips its silver thread through the air we breathe We savor now, and let the shadows softly seethe [Bridge] We drift in soft silhouettes, of futures we cannot hold Yet every memory stays, in the lines of our folding souls [Chorus] This afternoon, a fragile bloom of warmth and light We share a glance that says we’ll be alright Time slips its silver thread through the air we breathe We savor now, and let the shadows softly seethe [Outro] When the sun grows hush, and the laughter fades to gold We carry this bright quiet, a story never old