Ethereal Echoes - Oxygen Fragments Lyrics

[Intro]
Morning chalk dust dancing slow
Coffee steam rising, little did we know
The world was changing down below

[Verse 1]
Eight-fifteen, arranging desks in neat rows
Newark's haze breaking through the windows
Paper planes and pencil marks
Another day to spark young hearts
Then the whispers start to grow

[Chorus]
Breath caught in my throat like jazz notes hanging
While the sirens sing their devil's song
Coffee's getting cold, my hands are shaking
As the skyline tells me something's wrong
(Something's wrong)

[Verse 2]
Empty chairs where kids should be
Their backpacks waiting patiently
The radio's crackling through the haze
As smoke fills up the autumn days
Can't find the words to explain
Why nothing will be the same

[Bridge]
Time stopped at 8:46
The chalk keeps falling
My heart's still calling
But the air is thick with destiny

[Chorus]
Breath caught in my throat like jazz notes hanging
While the sirens sing their devil's song
Coffee's getting cold, my hands are shaking
As the skyline tells me something's wrong
(Something's wrong)

[Outro]
Now I'm standing here, frozen in this room
While the world outside meets its doom
Teaching plans scattered on the floor
As history knocks upon our door
Morning chalk dust dancing slow
Coffee steam rising, now we know
The world has changed down below