[Verse 1]
Echoes linger where laughter fell
The walls can’t keep the stories they tell
A backpack dropped
A silence loud
Whispers weave through a fractured crowd
[Prechorus]
And the sky outside
It’s still so blue
But inside here
We lost the truth
[Chorus]
Shadows in the hallways
Names on the walls
Dreams left hanging
The curtain falls
We held pencils
Now we hold our breath
Counting seconds
Staring at death
[Verse 2]
Footsteps fade like a ghost in flight
Lockers shut on a stolen light
The chalkboard’s dust
A battlefield gray
Lessons we learn but not the right way
[Prechorus]
And the clock ticks on
But time won’t heal
How do we fix what we can’t feel
[Chorus]
Shadows in the hallways
Names on the walls
Dreams left hanging
The curtain falls
We held pencils
Now we hold our breath
Counting seconds
Staring at death