Avenue of Echoes

[Intro] City hums awake, a vein of light and rain Neon pulses whisper names from yesterday’s trains [Verse 1] Sidewalk rivers carry footsteps, time in stride Corner shops hum softly, secrets tucked inside Crosswalks blink like constellations in a crowded sky Every window holds a story, a soft-spoken lullaby [Pre-Chorus] I trace the micro-moments, inhale the urban rhyme Like chalk on pavement writing histories in the grime [Chorus] Oh city, breathe your crowded poetry to me tonight Let strangers be neighbors in the glow of evening light In every siren, in every laugh, a memory survives Alive in the streets, where lives and legends intertwine [Verse 2] Bus doors hiss, a metronome of moving lives A grandmother’s voice drifts out, teaching how time survives A shy painter waits for rain to bless the mural’s face A dog with a cuffed leash, commerce in a friendly chase [Pre-Chorus] I gather little moments, stanzas formed in noise Patchwork city chorus, each heartbeat, a choice [Chorus] Oh city, breathe your crowded poetry to me tonight Let strangers be neighbors in the glow of evening light In every rumor, in every smile, a memory survives Alive in the streets, where lives and legends intertwine [Bridge] Signal ghosts blink Morse on steel and glass They tell us to hurry, then invite us to pass Between the subway breath and rooftop sighs We find ourselves reflected in strangers’ eyes [Chorus] Oh city, breathe your crowded poetry to me tonight Let strangers be neighbors in the glow of evening light In every signal, in every laugh, a memory survives Alive in the streets, where lives and legends intertwine [Outro] So I walk these avenues like lines in a handwritten map Listening for the quiet chorus beneath the city’s clap