City

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Beyond the dunes, beyond the plain, a city wakes without a name. Its windows glow, its towers shine, then vanish with the morning line. No compass points toward its light, it lives between the hours of night. No road was built, no path was drawn, yet somehow people still walk on. [Chorus] For one night the streets are gold, filled with faces young and old. Songs return that time once stole, echoing through every soul. Then the morning takes it all, every tower, every hall. By the time the daylight grows, nobody remembers where it goes. [Verse 2] The markets hum, the lanterns sway, as if they'd never gone away. Old regrets and vanished years sit together without fear. Every doorway hides a tune, every clock ignores the moon. Every shadow, every flame somehow knows your hidden name. [Chorus] For one night the streets are gold, filled with faces young and old. Songs return that time once stole, echoing through every soul. Then the morning takes it all, every tower, every hall. By the time the daylight grows, nobody remembers where it goes. [Bridge] Stay too long and you may find the city stays inside your mind. Leave too soon and all that's left is wondering if it existed yet. [Final Chorus] For one night the lights will burn, for one night the lost return. Then the dawn will draw its line between the living and the time. Still somewhere beyond the plain, when darkness falls, it wakes again. The city waits. The city knows your name.