Lyric

Chalk dust on the windowsill, the sunset dances soft

Your laugh lines rain on the edge of my notebook

After-school orange, tracing time with my fingers

Locker secrets, the rusty click of a key

More important than test scores are the faces we know

Sharing frustration, warming it in our palms

“Everything’s fine,” words I couldn’t say, trapped in my throat

Right before the bell, the world turns golden

Golden classroom, shadows side by side

Good-bye bell, don’t ring just yet

Crying faces, laughing faces, drawn on the board

Even if erased, they linger—afterglow

Surely, always, gently

Stacked schoolbags, faded calendars

Whispered signs, a sigh of farewell

Dust mixes with heartbeat

Afterglow, overflow, over and over

Wishes like thin film, smudged by fingerprints

Mistakes and miracles reflected in mirrors

Patchwork maps we drew as a team

“See you” takes us to the city, forward, straight (Yeah)

March, only desk doodles remain

Unsent drafts sleep in pockets

Time capsules buried in the schoolyard, maps of our hearts

Sneaker tracks leading to the station

Even if we choose different trains

The wind on the platform smells the same

Your “Hey, you okay?” lights up my notifications

Let’s replay it all, back to that golden moment

Golden classroom, even if not in the same place

In each of our cities, let’s line up our shadows

Sadness and joy, shared evenly with you

Even if erased, it remains—afterglow

Golden classroom, still in my heart

Good-bye bell, no longer scary

Crying faces, laughing faces, adding them to tomorrow

The light that won’t fade—afterglow

Surely, always, gently (Always)