Fractured Echoes of Youth

[Verse] Cold night streets wander alone ghosts of yesteryear Shattered dreams echo inside worn-out shoes too tight Questions answered with empty stares hands reaching nowhere Days blend into gray fog hearts heavy broken lines [Verse 2] City lights blind the way chasing shadows running fast Silent screams drown in noise lost souls searching skies Memories stitched in time scars hidden soft whispers Painted faces fading now behind masks we wear [Chorus] Where did the light go lost in fractured echoes When did we break down in the shattered dreams we held Why do we keep searching never finding answers How do we move forward with the weight of all we are [Verse 3] Cheap motels and motel dreams spirit crushed beneath Faded pictures yellow hues love lost in time's grasp Hope like sand through fingers slipping away each second Rain falls with hollow sound washing away the lies [Bridge] Empty bottles scattered scenes nights spent forgetting Ink stained fingers writing the pain scrawled in lines Broken strings and out of tune a heart's dissonant song Lost in the rhythm of regret chasing ghosts again [Verse 4] Morning sun sharpest knife cuts through weary eyes Geography of scars maps the journey never taken Silent cars old routines people walking unaware In reflection city's pulse a heart that never rests