“Afterglow” is a straightforward and concise love song, and an important development in the group’s career, as it proved to them they could write short songs that they still liked. In contrast to the amount of time it took Banks to develop “One for the Vine”, he wrote “Afterglow” “just about in the...
[Verse 1]
Like the dust that settles all around me
I must find a new home
The ways and holes that used to give me shelter
Are all as one to me now
[Chorus 1]
But I, I would search everywhere
Just to hear your call
And walk upon stranger roads than this one
In a world I used to know before
I miss you more
[Verse 2]
Than the sun, reflecting off my pillow
Bringing the warmth of new life
And the sounds that echoed all around me
I caught a glimpse of in the night
[Chorus 2]
But now, now I've lost everything
I give to you my soul
The meaning of all that I believed before
Escapes me in this world of none, no thing, no one
[Outro]
And I would search everywhere
Just to hear your call
And walk upon stranger roads than this one
In a world I used to know before
For now I've lost everything
I give to you my soul
The meaning of all that I believed before
Escapes me in this world of none
I miss you more
Afterglow was written by Tony Banks.
Afterglow was produced by Genesis & David Hentschel.