Nights of Belonging

[Intro] Footsteps echo through the rain-soaked street A quiet man, a tired heartbeat The neon glare reflects a tear-stained gaze And whispers, you’ll be alright in some faraway phase [Verse 1] I pass the smiles like storefront windows bright But behind each pane, a darker night A sad man learns to breathe in spite of rain Wandering through shadows, keeping his ache in frame [Chorus] Let me tell you what the world can’t keep A pulse that trembles when the crowds go sleep I wear a halo of loneliness on my sleeve And still I wake, I still believe [Verse 2] The streets remember every step I’ve blamed on fate Tears map the corners where I learned to wait People chase a finish line that slips away Leaving me with echoes of a brighter day [Pre-Chorus] Outside it’s applause, inside a quiet plea A harbor of sorrow where I long to be free [Chorus] Let me tell you what the world can’t keep A pulse that trembles when the crowds go sleep I wear a halo of loneliness on my sleeve And still I wake, I still believe [Bridge] Maybe there’s a peace that flickers, then hides A breath of belonging in the night’s cold tides If I endure the ache and keep my head high Perhaps tomorrow’s dawn won’t pass me by [Chorus] Let me tell you what the world can’t keep A pulse that trembles when the crowds go sleep I wear a halo of loneliness on my sleeve And still I wake, I still believe [Outro] Nights of crying, streets that never quit I walk the lines where memories sit Abandoned by the world, yet I endure the call To find a place where I belong at all