Fading Colors Stay Behind

Evening writes a line the daylight folds its page

Amber edges linger, rooftops learn to glow

Windows keep the last of light, moving soft and slow

Footsteps turn to whispers, corners breathe a sigh

Every street remembers what we're walking by

Fading colors stay behind, holding on to you

Tracing quiet promises the dusk already knew

Fading colors stay behind, steady, warm, and kind

Keep a little brightness in my mind

Early stars are blooming, silver in the air

Voices thin to threadlike tones, delicate and rare

Hands inside my pockets, learning how to wait

Every gentle moment opens like a gate

Fading colors stay behind, holding on to you

Tracing quiet promises the dusk already knew

Fading colors stay behind, steady, warm, and kind

Keep a little brightness in my mind

If the wind turns sharp and tries to pull me through

I will draw a golden line that circles back to you

If the night grows close, we'll underline the way

Keeping every tender shade from drifting far away

Fading colors stay behind, holding on to you

Tracing quiet promises the dusk already knew

Fading colors stay behind, steady, warm, and kind

Keep a little brightness in my mind

Keep a little brightness in my mind