[Verse 1] The streetlights wore a softer gold Back when the evenings knew my name The air was full of floating things That vanished when I looked away The gardens leaned into the spring The rooftops hummed beneath the sky And every window held a star Before the years went drifting by [Verse 2] I thought the music would remain Lingering somewhere in the room I thought the hands I used to hold Would bloom beside me like perfume I never noticed time at work Turning silk to fragile lace I only saw the empty chair Long after it had lost its place [Chorus] How quietly the world can change A shadow crossing afternoon A bird becoming part of sky A flower leaving too soon And all the while the city danced Beneath the moonlit chandelier I kept believing they were near I kept believing they were here [Bridge] There was a girl with open hands Who carried sunlight in her eyes She thought that love could linger long Like summer resting in the vines She thought tomorrow would be kind And every road would lead her home I do not know where she disappeared Only that I walk alone [Outro] The cafés fill The trains arrive The river wears the evening light Someone is dreaming of tomorrow Someone is holding on tonight And all the songs still find their way Through every window, every door While I stand listening to echoes Of a life that isn’t mine anymore Isn’t mine anymore…
