AQLV - Refraction (Official Audio)

Some people feel closer than they really are. Like a reflection through glass... always visible, but never quite within reach. "Refraction" by AQLV A cinematic synthwave track inspired by aquarium lights, drifting shadows, and the strange feeling of standing beside someone who still feels worlds away. Genre: Synthwave / Retrowave / Cinematic Synth-Pop / Electronic Pop Music & Artwork by AQLV. Turn up the volume, leave a comment, and subscribe for more synthwave journeys, city lights, and late-night stories ♡ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ LYRICS [Verse 1] The deep blue light is bleeding through the glass Watching all the silhouettes and shadows pass You're standing by the tank where the water turns to ink Leaving me with way too much time to try and think The salt is in the air and the floor is cold and grey I'm searching for a sentence that I'll never get to say [Verse 2] Your fingerprints are smudged on the acrylic wall Tracing every ripple, waiting for the fall I'm leaning on the rail just a couple feet away Watching how the light makes your golden pulses stray You're mesmerized by things that are drifting out of reach While I'm practicing a lesson that I'll never get to teach [Pre-Chorus] And the pressure in the room is starting to rise I'm caught inside the reflection of your quiet eyes The world is underwater and the sound is getting thin Wondering where your territory ends and mine begins [Chorus] Oh, it's a shimmering ghost in a giant sea Everything you are is a mystery to me No tether to the surface and no oxygen to share Just a quiet kind of longing in the artificial glare Yeah, it's a heavy wave and a cinematic slide With a secret that I'm forced to keep inside [Verse 3] The sharks are circling in a slow and steady line I'm checking on my pulse just to see if I'm doing fine You turned your head a fraction and I looked at the floor Pretending that I'm interested in something near the door One day I'll be brave, one day I'll be loud But for now, I'm just a shadow in an empty crowd [Bridge] The lights are turning off but I'm doing fine... Still drowning in the space on the edge of the line... [Final Chorus] Oh, it's a shimmering ghost in a giant sea Everything you are is a mystery to me No tether to the surface and no oxygen to share Just a quiet kind of longing in the artificial glare Yeah, it's a heavy wave and a cinematic slide With a secret that I'm forced to keep inside #aqlv #refraction #synthwave #retrowave #synthpop #electronicpop #nightdrivemusic #cinematicsynthwave #retroelectronic