Mockingbird’s Lament

[Verse] Dusty streets and empty shells No life's spark just broken spells Silent cries beneath the moon Hungry hearts all torn too soon [Verse 2] Mockingbird sings in darkened skies Echoes questions why we try Feathers fall in shadows cold Songs of pain their stories told [Chorus] Why we drown in rivers dry Why we reach but never fly Caged by hopes we can't attain Mockingbird screams out in vain [Verse 3] Whispers haunt my sleepless mind Broken truths are all we find Shattered dreams and fractured bones Mockingbird left here alone [Bridge] Can we rise from ashes grey Can we find what's gone away Torn apart by life's cruel jest Lost our way our souls oppressed [Verse 4] Broken wings and shattered beaks Mockingbird still tries to speak Lost the light that used to guide Keep falling through the endless night