**Title: Echoes We Ignore** *(Verse 1)* He stands where the shadows fall, no one sees him there at all. Counting coins with shaking hands, life reduced to fragments, plans. Cold wind whispers through his coat, every breath a fragile note. Years of stories left untold, traded now for bits of gold. *(Pre-Chorus)* And the world just passes by, no one meets his tired eyes… *(Chorus)* We hear the echoes we ignore, voices knocking at our door. Fading slowly into noise, drowned beneath our louder lives. He was more than what you see, more than lost identity… but we turn and walk away — like he was never here to stay. *(Drop – minimal vocal chop idea)* “Don’t fade… don’t fade away…” --- *(Verse 2)* Plastic bags and broken pride, memories he holds inside. Once a name, a place, a role, now just passing through it all. He had laughter, he had light, someone once who held him tight. Now the silence fills the space, where the world forgot his face. *(Pre-Chorus)* And somewhere deep beneath the gray, a quiet voice still tries to say… *(Chorus)* We hear the echoes we ignore, voices knocking at our door. Fading slowly into noise, drowned beneath our louder lives. He was more than what you see, more than lost identity… but we turn and walk away — like he was never here to stay. --- *(Bridge – very soft)* If one hand reached through the cold, would it change the story told? Not the world… but maybe one — just enough to not be gone. --- *(Final Chorus – slightly lifted)* We hear the echoes we ignore, but maybe we could hear once more… not as strangers passing through, but as something real and true. He is more than what we see, more than silent memory… and maybe if we choose to stay, he won’t just fade… away. *(Outro)* Don’t fade… don’t fade away…
