Lyrics
[Spoken] On a stretch of road That knew only the hum of passing lights. A night unfolded in fury. Wheels set against the wrong direction. A bus. A beacon. Returning the weary. Young at heart Homebound from laughter And thrill of fleeting escapes [Intense] [Shouted] Headlights. A harbinger in the dark. An echo of laughter drowned in a sudden, stark glow of impending doom. Metal clashed with metal. Innocence met with reckless abandon. Fire took the outlines of dreams. And silence fell on screams. [pre-chorus - intense] Each flame carried a name. Each spark a story untold. The road - a pyre. The night sky choked. With the black smoke of despair. [Chorus - melodic, rising intensity] Remember them. In the glow of flames. Not as shadows lost to fire’s embrace. But as lives. That burned brighter than their end. In the warmth of memories. In the tears we shed. [Spoken} Survivors! Witnesses! Carries of scars. Seen and unseen. Bearers of burdens. Their hearts a ledger of what should never have been. Justice. A word too frail. To pale to cloak their pain. What solace in survival? When so many names are called in vain? [musical interlude] [Bridge - quiet, reflective] Can forgiveness find its way through the smoke? Can we reclaim peace from the ashes? Or do we forever walk this road Every step an echo of that night? [Spoken] In the hush that follows the fire. Ash and charred remains. Let there be a voice that speaks of them. Not of the tragedy. But of the spaces they filled. Alive and vibrant. [builds] [Outro - intense] For each life taken. Let a thousand memories rise. Above the flames. Beyond the pain. Into the clear and quiet skies [end]
