Ruins We Walk

Shadows crawl across the empty blocks Windows stare like eyes that lost their spark Pavement cracks beneath the weight of time Every step echoes what used to shine

Faded signs swing in the heavy air Doors hang open with no one left to care Dust collects on every broken stair The city sinks without a single prayer

We walk these ruins night after night Chasing ghosts that faded out of sight We walk these ruins night after night Nothing left to hold but the fading light

Roofs collapse in quiet slow defeat Streets run empty where the traffic used to meet Paint peels down in long and weary lines Every corner hides another sign

We used to dream beneath these falling skies Now the silence grows and the memory dies Hands reach out but find only air Everything we built is no longer there

We walk these ruins night after night Chasing ghosts that faded out of sight We walk these ruins one last time Let the darkness claim what used to shine