**[Verse 1]** At break of dawn the buildings rise up blue The empty streets slowly swallow all the silence The cold of the asphalt comes up through my shoes In the air that stings my skin only my breath stays white --- ## **[Verse 2]** Far away a thrush is singing not calling anyone by name only as if to make sure that morning has arrived Glass windows catch the early sun and little by little erase the shadows of yesterday --- ## **[Pre-Chorus]** Someone once said that living means going on and losing things again and again And I think that may be true Because each thing I lose leaves more silence in me --- ## **[Chorus]** The sky is clear it pulls my thoughts away all my doubt and all regret before they turn to words Just standing still the world keeps moving on and only I am left a step behind --- ## **[Verse 3]** The traffic light is still red At the crossing there’s only one set of footsteps Yesterday’s name tomorrow’s plans neither of them is here right now --- ## **[Final Chorus]** In the morning glow the buildings quietly turn blue And every time I lose something their outlines fade a little more And still the sky stays clear spreading wide as if it could accept it all --- ## **[Outro]** The thrush’s song fades into the distance And the city slowly begins to wake Only my white breath is still still here
