Echoes After the Quest

[Intro] Soft dusk drapes the ordinary town in gold Footsteps slower than the stories I was told [Verse 1] I walk the quiet streets where lanterns glow like stars But every window glows with battles not so far The kettle whistles, and the clock keeps time for me Yet I hear dragons whispering in the hum of the street [Chorus] I keep one eye on the mundane, one on the sky The mundane breathes in, the magic sighs goodbye If I listen close, I hear thunder in the rain And I ache to trade routines for just one more flame [Verse 2] Coffee steam rises like morning fog on a spell I count the tired freckles of the day’s old well My pockets bear the glitter of a distant shore But here the train to wonder never leaves the door [Chorus] I keep one eye on the mundane, one on the sky The mundane breathes in, the magic sighs goodbye If I listen close, I hear thunder in the rain And I ache to trade routines for just one more flame [Bridge] Memories slip through the aether, soft and bright A chorus in the hum of the streetlight If I close my eyes, I’m back where wonders bloom A single spark to light my coming moon [Chorus] I keep one eye on the mundane, one on the sky The mundane breathes in, the magic sighs goodbye If I listen close, I hear thunder in the rain And I ache to trade routines for just one more flame [Outro] So I walk, half here and half in the shimmer I knew Carrying a pocket full of dawn’s unspent blue And when the quiet settles, I’ll carry the spark inside Till the next voyage calls me to the other side