Verse 1 [Female 1, soft and sorrowful with echoing textures] They reach across the wires with trembling little lights Messages like prayers sent into the endless night I watch the glowing screens go dark, no answer coming back Just another unread echo fading into black Pre-Chorus [Female 1, growing ache] Crowded rooms, crowded streets, crowded hearts that never meet They speak and speak and speak… then walk home on their feet Chorus [Switch to Male 1, heavy and lonely with Female 1 fragile harmony] Echo alone, surrounded by a million voices Yet the only sound that answers is the silence of their choices They reach and reach and reach, then turn and walk away Echo alone… more connected every day Verse 2 [Female 1, more intimate and pained] I follow one through city lights that never seem to dim Thumb still moving, eyes still searching, hoping someone answers him He puts the glowing window down when the last train pulls away Walks the final blocks in silence, no one there to meet his gaze Bridge [Both voices, quiet realization] [Female 1] They built a world where everyone can speak [Switch to Male 1] And somehow made it easier to stay asleep Final Chorus [Male 1 lead, fuller and more aching with layered harmonies] Echo alone, surrounded by a million voices Yet the only sound that answers is the silence of their choices They reach and reach and reach across the wires and the years Echo alone… drowning in the noise of their own fears
