Afterglow

High above the city
Sun sinking low
Pinpricks in the darkness
Carnival below

See them caught up in the undertow
The rebel riptide turning
Iridescent in the afterglow
Down where the barrels are burning

Cloud cover red
Cloud cover blue
Starburst up ahead
Raining down on you

Maybe you're caught up in the undertow
The rebel riptide turning
Iridescent in the afterglow
Down where the barrels are burning

Running downhill
Dust in my eyes
Sink down to the city mile
Watch the rebel rise

See them caught up in the undertow
The rebel riptide turning
Iridescent in the afterglow
Down where the barrels are burning

And they're burning so bright
As they roll down the city mile
And I'm blinded by the light
Drums beating all the while
And I see the parade
Come marching through
Marched silhouettes come swirling
And I see you

Dancing in the half light
Frozen in time
We reach out across the crowd
And your hand touches mine

Now I'm caught up in the undertow
The rebel riptide turning
Carried away in the afterglow
Down where the barrels are burning
Now we're caught up in the undertow
The rebel riptide turning
Carried away in the afterglow
Down where the barrels are burning
Down where the barrels are burning