Ashtrays by the window

Shadows tracing my face

Memories in Polaroids

That time can't erase

I'm caught in the spaces

Where the silence breathes

Lost in the echoes

Of old autumn leaves

These streets hold ghosts

Of my 16 years

Graffiti on the walls

Tagged with my fears

Where the payphones stood

Now it's just cold air

I'm still dialing up the past

But nobody's there

Static in the headphones

Loops on repeat

Trying to write what I felt

But the words retreat

Each bar's a confession

Each note's a scar

I'm just chasing a feeling

That's drifted too far

It's souvenirs I'm holding

Fragments of the truth

A melody of heartbreak

Soundtracked by my youth

Falling for the silence

It's louder than I knew

The city whispers stories

That I gave it to chew

Backseat rides

Smoke-filled skies

Rolling past the corners

Where the legends died

We spoke in riddles

Traded dreams for a dime

Trying to outrun the guilt

That's still trailing behind

Basement lights flicker

While the speakers hum

Beats from the heart

Made to numb what's numb

She said, \"Love's just a word

If it don't feel new\"

Now I'm writing letters

In the dust that grew

Took the long way home

No rush to arrive

These streets raised me raw

But I barely survived

Still, I carry the weight

Of every crooked turn

Lighting candles for the bridges

I had to watch burn

It's souvenirs I'm holding

Fragments of the truth

A melody of heartbreak

Soundtracked by my youth

Falling for the silence

It's louder than I knew

The city whispers stories

That I gave it to chew

Smoke lingers longer

When the nights stretch wide

Dreams fall harder

When there's nowhere to hide

Ivy on the walls

Gripping cracks in the brick

I'm just piecing together

What life couldn't fix