[Intro]
Wind through the alley, night keeps a ledger of names
Whispers of hunger ride the rain like old flames
[Verse 1]
We count the days by coins that never come
Skeletons in our pockets, debts that weigh a ton
Factory lights blink, then vanish in a sigh
Promises curl up like worms in the sky
[Pre-Chorus]
We dream of bread that doesn’t crumble in our hands
But the market gnaws the edges of our plans
[Chorus]
Oh, we walk toward the light that never stays
Chasing a glimmer through the fog of days
The scales tip toward want, yet we choose to stay
Holding one another when the night gives way
[Verse 2]
Children learn to share what little we can spare
Exhausted hands build a future from thin air
The lure of quick riches sings a siren hymn
But the river runs cold where the honest fear to swim
[Pre-Chorus]
We measure worth by the bread we share and mend
In every face, a story bends
[Chorus]
Oh, we walk toward the light that never stays
Chasing a glimmer through the fog of days
The scales tip toward want, yet we choose to stay
Holding one another when the night gives way
[Bridge]
Scarcity teaches us to listen to the rain
To tend the wounded earth and endure the pain
We lay down pride and lift up neighborly hands
In the soil of struggle, a stubborn stand
[Chorus]
Oh, we walk toward the light that never stays
Chasing a glimmer through the fog of days
The scales tip toward want, yet we choose to stay
Holding one another when the night gives way
[Outro]
Fate writes in quiet ink on every breath we keep
Mortality hums a count we cannot cheat
The hunger calls, the debts return as fate
We rise, we fall, we feet stumble toward the gate
