[Verse 1]
I walk the streets where fog don’t lift, past factories gone cold,
Cracked pavement hums with names I knew, their stories left untold.
The wind it whistles through the beams, like voices I can’t place,
I’m chasing ghosts in rusted seams, but never see their face.
[Chorus/Hook]
Stay, stay, don’t fade away,
In the fog, I’m begging you to stay.
Gone, gone, but I still pray,
Your shadow lingers in the gray.
[Verse 2]
Weeds crawl high where the mill stands still, their roots choke out the stone,
I find a shoe, small and torn, and feel my heart alone.
The rain it speaks in syllables, of laughter I can’t hear,
Each step I take, the fog grows thick, but I can’t leave it here.
[Bridge or Break]
I stayed, they went, the fog’s my debt,
Each breath’s a weight I can’t forget.
I stayed, they’re gone, no peace I’ve met,
The mist holds all I owe them yet.
[Chorus/Hook]
Stay, stay, don’t fade away,
In the fog, I’m begging you to stay.
Gone, gone, but I still pray,
Your shadow lingers in the gray.