A haunting journey through a rusted city split between neon-lit dreams and crumbling decay. Searching for escape, the protagonist drifts through faceless crowds and broken streets, watching their soul fade into shadows. When the light fades, only a smile remains—an echo under the city’s dying glow. Heavy guitars and ethereal synths mirror the descent, leading to a final whisper as the soul is swallowed by the night.
Verse 1
You were looking for a place to hide in the city
Where lights shining bright and the fantasies pretty
Trying to find home for a soul that is aching,
Telling yourself stories of life and escaping.
Though the home that you found had some walls wet and peeling
And the people you’ve seen had no faces, no meaning
All your money and life slowly turned into dust,
As your soul and your mind decayed with mistrust.
Chorus
And when your soul soars and flies away
Your body is left in disarray
There is no one left to see the difference
Under the fading lights, only your smile remains
Verse 2
You found yourself sinking in seas of self-pity
You found yourself breaking way faster than building
You promised yourself not to play this game anymore,
It’s time to retire, to leave the dance floor.
For too long you were searching for easy repair,
So busy with looking, you missed every stare.
From the friends become strangers, could never be missed
For the ones they became made you upsettingly pissed
Chorus
And when your soul soars and flies away
Your body is left in disarray
There is no one left to see the difference
Under the fading lights, only your smile remains
Bridge
At times you’re supporting yourself to stand tall
At times you’re left wondering the meaning of it all
And like you, I cannot stand the taste of some treason,
I cannot drown my thoughts, cannot silence my reason.
Chorus
And when your soul soars and flies away
Your body is left in disarray
There is no one left to see the difference
Under the fading lights, only your smile remains
Outro
Under the fading lights, only your smile remains…
Echoes in shadows, whispering your name…
In the city where the lights shine bright…
Your soul drifts away, swallowed by the night…
