It has been fifteen years
Since the story has started
Watching four kids play
A game of life and death

And still eight years
Since the story has ended
What a time we've had
Living life in the aftermath

It has been fifteen years, yeah
Fifteen years older
Watching skies turn dark
Forgetting and moving on

And yet eight years
It still isn't over
What a time we've had
Living life in the afterglow

(La la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la)

You watch the window glow
What's on the other side
The clouds obscure the view
White as the beating sunlight
Something about this sky
Is like a memory calling
You open up the door
And suddenly you're falling

Thunder
Nothing will hurt quite like this wonder
It builds you up and pulls you under
With every death and every birth
Each dying star and newborn Earth

(It has been fifteen years
Since the story has started
Watching four kids play
A game of life and death

And still eight years
Since the story has ended
What a time we've had
Living life in the after—)

Life goes on (Fifteen years, yeah)
But somewhere out there (Since the story has started)
Is a seed of hope (Watching skies turn dark)
Waiting to grow into (Forgetting and moving on)
A brand new world (And yet eight years)
Waiting just on (It still isn’t over)
The other side of home (What a time we’ve had)
Stuck in the future

Yeah, your life goes on (Fifteen years)
But somewhere out there (Since the story has started)
Is a seed of hope (Watching four kids play)
Waiting to grow into (A game of life and death)
A brand new world (And still eight years)
Waiting just on the (Since the story has ended)
Other side of home (What a time we’ve had living)
Stuck in the future (Life in the after)

It has been fifteen years, yeah (Life goes on)
Since the story has started (But somewhere out there)
Watching skies turn dark (Is a seed of hope)
Forgetting and moving on (Waiting to grow into)

And yet eight years (A brand new world)
It still isn’t over (Waiting just on the)
What a time we've had (Other side of home)
Living life (Stuck)
In the afterglow

Fifteen years
Since the story has started
Watching four kids play
A game of life and death

And still eight years
Since the story has ended
What a time we've had
Living life in the afterglow