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...

Rock, punk rock