Bathed in Afterglow

I have my last econ exam today at 12. It will probably take the full 3 hours, but I'm just so incredibly excited to be done with finals... they were the hardest they have ever been for me and my body just can't take any more. I'm popping airborne like it's my job. So, I have this weird thing where I wake up every morning singing a different song that was playing in the background of one of my dreams... I'm unique. But today, I felt it was particularly significant because I feel so, so close to freedom. Enjoy the lyrics.

Just when the days start getting colder,
I walk the streets I never knew
There's some words I never told you.
The sound rings out like the truth.
If you could see what's come over me then you would know
'Cause I'm walking free, the wind at my back
And bathed in Afterglow.
And as I sit here in this dark room,
All I seem to feel is light.
I see color,
I see the maroon in the blood of this life that's ours.
If you could see what's come over me then you would know
That I'm walking free, the wind at my back
And bathed in Afterglow.
Watch the sun, it paints an orange sky.
Lay me down and feel the days gone by.
Just when the day...
Just when the day...
Just when the days start getting longer,
I walk the streets I never knew.
The sun comes out for you.
If you could see what's come over me then you would know
'Cause I'm walking free, the wind at my back
And bathed in Afterglow.
--Vanessa Carlton, "Afterglow"

Wish me luck! Safe travels to all of you who are heading home in the next few days!!! To be continued...