Echos

(Verse 1)

Cracked pavement under my worn-out shoes

Another day fades, another shade of blues

Empty coffee cup, a hollow taste

Chasing shadows, moving at a wasted pace

(Chorus)

And the city sleeps, but I'm wide awake

Haunted by choices, the chances I didn't take

Is there a light at the end of the line?

Or just the echo of a love that was never mine?

(Verse 2)

Graffiti whispers on a brick wall

Stories of hope, and stories of the fall

A melody drifts from an open window pane

A reminder that beauty can still remain

(Chorus)

And the city sleeps, but I'm wide awake

Haunted by choices, the chances I didn't take

Is there a light at the end of the line?

Or just the echo of a love that was never mine?

(Bridge)

(Slight build-up with drums and a touch of electric guitar)

I keep searching for a reason to believe

That even broken wings can still achieve

A moment of grace, a touch of the divine

A glimmer of hope, a sign that I'll be fine

(Guitar Solo - emotional, with a touch of delay)

(Chorus)

And the city sleeps, but I'm wide awake

Haunted by choices, the chances I didn't take

Is there a light at the end of the line?

Or just the echo of a love that was never mine?

(Outro)

(Music fades out with a final, sustained guitar chord and a soft vocal harmony)

Never mine... never mine...