Echoes on the Balcony

[Verse 1 – slow tempo, clean guitar arpeggios, soft vocals] I light a cigarette just to watch the smoke Dancing with the silence like it’s in on the joke Below, the city murmurs like a tired ghost While I wait for a sign, or the one I miss the most [Chorus – drums build slightly, layered guitars, more vocal intensity] Echoes on the balcony Whispers of what used to be They don’t shout, they just stay Like the scent of her coat, never fades away And I’m here, where the echoes play [Verse 2 – add subtle bass, vocals steady but thoughtful] There’s a bottle on the railing, it’s been there for days Like me, stuck in time, in a slow replay Neighbors come and go, same lives, same flow But they don’t hear the footsteps from long ago [Chorus – full instrumentation, emotional delivery] Echoes on the balcony Whispers of what used to be They don’t haunt, they just stay Like a song she once played, that won’t go away And I’m here, where the echoes play [Bridge – guitar solo, slow bends, reverb-rich tone, followed by soft breakdown] [Instrumental solo over chord progression – evokes longing, not flash] [Drums drop to rim clicks, vocals almost whispered] [Final Chorus – emotional peak, then fade] Echoes on the balcony Not ghosts, just memory And I breathe, but not the same With her name in the air, like forgotten rain And I’m here, where the echoes stay [Outro – return to clean guitar only, slow fade out] And I’m here… Where the echoes… stay