Worn-Out Maps

[Verse 1] Four AM, the sky turns gray My night shift fades, I pack away The telescope, its cold steel gleam Lost in a cosmic, fading dream I trace a chart, the fold lines crack Galaxies I can't bring back A fleeting art, a human task Before they burned through time's thin mask [Pre-Chorus] The city lights begin to bloom Chasing shadows from this room Of open air, where silence reigns The ancient starlight still remains [Chorus] These stars I name, they're long gone Flickering out before the dawn Just echoes in the vast unknown Light years away, forever flown [Verse 2] I wipe the lens, a gentle touch Remembering I loved so much These patterns I have memorized Beneath these ever-changing skies Yellowed pages, thin and frail A history I can't inhale Just phantom dust, a whispered name A message in a dying flame [Pre-Chorus] The city lights begin to bloom Chasing shadows from this room Of open air, where silence reigns The ancient starlight still remains [Chorus] These stars I name, they're long gone Flickering out before the dawn Just echoes in the vast unknown Light years away, forever flown [Bridge] My own small life, a fragile spark Against the overwhelming dark We build our myths, we draw our lines On dying suns and ancient signs Is meaning found in what we see Or in what was, eternally? [Verse 3] I fold the charts, the night is done Another race that can't be won Against the tide of endless time Lost in this celestial climb The faint horizon starts to glow Where did all the starlight go? [Outro] Where did all the starlight go?