Static on These Streets

Intro

(Electric guitar feedback fades in)

(Acoustic guitar begins, muted and distant)

Verse 1

I walk these streets with my head down low

Neon lights but nobody knows

Every face feels miles away

Same old ghosts, different day

Clock ticks loud in an empty room

I talk to shadows, wait for a clue

Every step feels out of place

Like I’m lost in a crowd with no name

Pre-Chorus

And I scream inside but I make no sound

This city spins, but I’m not around

I’m holding on to a fading dream

Tryin’ to find what’s left of me

Chorus

I’m singing loud on broken roads

With a heart that aches and nowhere to go

Every night feels cold and long

But I’m still here, still holding on

I walk alone through static streets

With every doubt walking next to me

If this is all I’ll ever be

I’ll scream my name till I feel free

Verse 2

Bass kicks in, drums steady like a train rolling on*

Promises written in dust and stone

Every sign says “turn around”

But I’m too far in to back down now

I trace my scars like a map of home

Every mistake etched in bone

If I fall, let it mean something

Let it echo when I hit the ground

Pre-Chorus

I’m tired of wearing a stranger’s face

Tired of running the same old race

If I disappear tonight

Will anyone notice the fight?

Chorus

I’m singing loud on broken roads

With a heart that aches and nowhere to go

Every night feels cold and long

But I’m still here, still holding on

I walk alone through static streets

With every doubt walking next to me

If this is all I’ll ever be

I’ll scream my name till I feel free

Bridge

(Drop to acoustic + vocal harmony)

Maybe I’m not lost, just incomplete

Maybe the dark’s where I learn to breathe

(Full band crashes back in)

I won’t fade into the background noise

I still hear my own voice

Final Chorus

I’m singing loud on broken roads

Through the pain, through the highs and lows

Even when the lights go out

I’ll be the fire, I’ll be the sound

I walk alone but I’m standing tall

I’ve been invisible too long now

If this world won’t make room for me

I’ll carve my name in these streets

Outro

(Instruments drop out one by one)

Still walking…

Still breathing…

Still here.

(Soft guitar feedback fades)