Eli's Echo

[Verse] Eli walked the winding road Shadows at his feet Heart heavy Whispers cold Dreams far from sweet Eyes like windows to the rain Clouds on his mind In the silent sorrows His smile's hard to find [Verse 2] Empty bottles on his floor Memories in shards Messages unanswered Paths bled through the yards Once a songbird's melody Now a silence deep He said "The nights are whispers I can't find my sleep." [Chorus] Oh Eli Don't you see The morning's yet to rise Behind those tear-streaked eyes A world in disguise Hold on for another day Let the darkness sway In the sunrise colors You'll find your way [Verse 3] Underneath the willow tree He'd sit and write his lines Words like fallen leaves Lost in shifting times He’d speak in broken sonnets Of a love gone far Haunted by the echoes Of who they both were [Bridge] If I could bring the stars Lay 'em at his door Paint a hopeful sky Mend what time tore Eli In the silence Hear a distant call Past the shadows waiting Beyond the midnight hall [Chorus] Oh Eli Don't you see The morning's yet to rise Behind those tear-streaked eyes A world in disguise Hold on for another day Let the darkness sway In the sunrise colors You'll find your way