(R&B storytelling – slow intro, emotional build, cinematic outro)
[Verse 1]
He wakes up to a sunrise he can’t feel
Eyes open but the world don’t heal
The mirror shows a face that’s tired,
Heart heavy with a dream expired
He got voices that whisper through the noise,
“Keep goin’, you ain’t got no choice”
So he walks that line between hope and doubt,
Smilin’ to hide what’s breakin’ out
He’s seen the best and worst of love collide,
Built a home that pain redesigned
Gave his heart away too many times,
Still bleedin’ through these lullabies
[Pre-Chorus]
Every scar he owns is part of the plan
Every loss rebuilt the man
But some nights he still hears the cries
Of the life he left behind
[Chorus]
These are the echoes of me,
Every storm, every dream I couldn’t be
Every tear that fell on empty sheets,
Turned to rhythm under my feet
I’m just a soul tryin’ to find release,
Turnin’ heartbreak into peace
If you hear me when I breathe,
You’re listenin’ to the echoes of me
[Verse 2]
He learned that love don’t always stay
Sometimes it leaves to light the way
He found grace in the darkest rain,
And built a crown from all that pain
Still he carries ghosts he won’t forget,
Lessons wrapped in quiet regret
He don’t blame fate for the nights alone,
He found comfort in the ache he’s known
When the world too loud, he hums his pain
Letting memories fall like rain
He learned to smile through broken glass
And find beauty where the hurt won’t pass
[Bridge]
They don’t see the sleepless nights,
The silent wars, the endless fights
They don’t feel the weight he hides,
Or how much of him already died
But he still loves, he still gives,
Still forgives, still lives
And every step he takes in fire,
Turns the ashes into choir
[Chorus]
These are the echoes of me,
Every storm, every dream I couldn’t be
Every tear that fell on empty sheets,
Turned to rhythm under my feet
I’m just a soul tryin’ to find release,
Turnin’ heartbreak into peace
If you hear me when I breathe,
You’re listenin’ to the echoes of me
[Final Bridge]
He’s still that kid who believed in light,
Still that man who fought through night
Still that soul that refuses to fade,
Even when the sky feels grey
He don’t need no fame, no praise,
Just peace at the end of the maze
A voice that whispers, “You’re finally free,”
And silence that sounds like harmony
[Outro]
So if you ever feel alone, just know,
Even broken hearts still glow
He found faith in the scars you see,
And they became the echoes of me
(Soft piano fades, heartbeat slows, final note lingers — almost like a sigh of release.)
