Faded Dreams

Intro

(Yeah... uh... faded... faded...)

Chorus

Faded dreams, they crumble in my hands

Built 'em high, now they slip through the sands

Chasin' lights that were never meant to land

Faded dreams, man, these faded dreams

Faded dreams, keep pullin' at my seams

Screamin' loud but nobody hears the screams

All the plans turn to broken-down schemes

Faded dreams, yeah, these faded dreams

Verse

Woke up starin' at the ceilin' cracks again

Mind racin' back to when the vision felt like ten

Out the gate, pen to paper, spittin' fire in the den

Now the fire's turnin' smoke and I'm just countin' on the wind

Mama said believe it, so I chased it through the rain

Every verse a little piece of all the hidden pain

Crowds were small but every word felt like a hurricane

Then the doors started closin' and the silence brought the shame

Tried to flip the script but the pages stayed the same

Bills stackin' higher than the trophies in the frame

Friends turned strangers when the hustle lost its flame

Now I'm talkin' to the mirror like it's callin' out my name

Dreams were vivid, colors bright behind the eyes

Now they gray and faded like the old forgotten skies

Every night I rewrite lines that never get revised

Watchin' chances fade away while the real world flies

I was supposed to make it, had the blueprint in my grip

But the paper turned to dust every time I tried to rip

Another chapter closed, another promise start to slip

Faded dreams keep hauntin' every corner of my trip

Verse

Second wind never came, just the echo of defeat

Walkin' through the graveyard where the old ideas meet

Buried every "one day" underneath the cold concrete

Now the only sound left is the shuffle of my feet

Tried to stay awake but the doubt kept pullin' deep

Every mirror shows a face that's slowly losin' sleep

Words that used to flow now just stutter and they creep

Through the cracks in my resolve where the secrets try to keep

All the nights I spent alone rehearsin' in the dark

Prayin' for a spark that would finally leave a mark

But the canvas stayed blank and the colors lost their spark

Faded dreams turn the brightest lights to dark

I remember sellin' tapes out the back of my ride

Heart full of fire, couldn't see the other side

Now the fire's just a flicker and the dreams have died

Left me standin' in the wreckage with nothin' left to hide

Still I lace the boots up, still I pick the pen

Even when the story's written with a bitter end

Faded dreams keep whisperin' they won't let me bend

But the weight is gettin' heavy and the road don't never end

Chorus

Faded dreams, they crumble in my hands

Built 'em high, now they slip through the sands

Chasin' lights that were never meant to land

Faded dreams, man, these faded dreams

Faded dreams, keep pullin' at my seams

Screamin' loud but nobody hears the screams

All the plans turn to broken-down schemes

Faded dreams, yeah, these faded dreams

Bridge

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