Veiled Architectures

Aged mortar crumbles, secrets on the breeze,
The city sighs its heavy, ancient ease.
Through shadowed arches, silence starts to creep,
Where forgotten whispers softly fall asleep.

[Chorus]
These veiled architectures, they fade in the haze,
Lost in the labyrinth of these endless days.
Just dust motes dancing, caught in the low sun,
Before the silence, when all stories run.

Sand-blasted walls still hold a phantom plea,
A muted cry for what used to be.
My own reflection, in a cracked clay jar,
Chasing echoes under a distant star.

[Chorus]
These veiled architectures, they fade in the haze,
Lost in the labyrinth of these endless days.
Just dust motes dancing, caught in the low sun,
Before the silence, when all stories run.

[Bridge]
The universe indifferent, a silent, vast expanse,
Still I seek a solace in this shifting sands.

[Outro]
Just the wind now, through the broken stone...
Waiting for a meaning, all alone.