Candlelit Shadow

[Verse] Flickering lights of the old theater Echoes of past lives whispering through the hall Shadows on the wall dancing without form Long forgotten faces staring at nothing [Verse 2] Crimson velvet drapes hiding secret grief Violin strings wail with sorrow in the air Marionettes tangled in threads of despair The stage a labyrinth of broken dreams [Chorus] In the dark we find our truths masked away Mournful symphonies play on a heart's decay Loneliness like candles in the void sway We are all actors lost in a tragic ballet [Verse 3] Gothic symbols carved on the wooden floors Eerie melodies haunting us in our sleep Echoing footsteps we never dare to ignore Every sigh and tear buried deep [Verse 4] Cloaked figures weaving tales of old pain Phantom lovers lost in theatrical disguise A swirling mist of memories and rain Reality and illusion blend into cries [Bridge] In the depths of time the sorrow lingers Every string plucked by fate's cold fingers An endless play of heartache it renders Life a gothic poem as the curtain remembers