The Fog Between

[Intro] Mist rolls in at dawn, the bells forget to ring Shadows weigh on cottages, silence learns to sing [Verse 1] I came with a notebook, sandals worn and questions sharp One village breathes as one, then vanishes in a sigh of fog At twenty-four hours’ clock, doors yawning to a different day The map won’t tell me why they fade away [Pre-Chorus] I stake my claim on the edge of the square With candlelight and courage, I’m stepping there [Chorus] If the fog is a thief, I’ll be the proof it left behind If the people vanish, I’ll trace their footprints in the rain I’ll listen to the old hills tell me what’s in the veil I won’t walk away until the truth unveils [Verse 2] Grandfather clock forgets its hands when night meets the mist Children count their breaths, and whisper prayers they’ve never missed In the square, a lullaby of breaths held tight in the air And warnings in the wind that something’s not quite there [Pre-Chorus] I press my journal close to my chest I’m chasing whispers of a reason to confess [Chorus] If the fog is a thief, I’ll be the proof it left behind If the people vanish, I’ll trace their footprints in the rain I’ll listen to the old hills tell me what’s in the veil I won’t walk away until the truth unveils [Bridge] Twenty-four hours looped like a dawnless day When the fog dissolves, will they be here to stay? I’ve crossed the line where fear becomes a vow To learn the name of what’s watching us now [Chorus] If the fog is a thief, I’ll be the proof it left behind If the people vanish, I’ll trace their footprints in the rain I’ll listen to the old hills tell me what’s in the veil I won’t walk away until the truth unveils [Outro] When the mist recedes, I’ll stand before an open street And tell the village what I found, and what I could not keep