Ethereal Echoes - Ironbound Echoes Lyrics

[Intro]
Smoke in the hallway, daddy's eyes are red
His hands are shaking, words left unsaid
Maria's whispers float through the walls
As sirens pierce through Newark's evening calls

[Verse 1]
Postal blues and city views
Walking past the towers where angels flew
His uniform tells stories untold
Of ashes and memories that unfold
Portuguese lullabies fade away
As mama folds clothes on that September day

[Chorus]
Silent tears in a jazz man's eyes
When the world stopped turning beneath our skies
(Yeah, the world stopped turning beneath our skies)
Hearts beating like a Latin drum
While the city's crying, some hearts gone numb

[Verse 2]
Downtown's burning but we keep the groove
Community's hurting but we've got moves
Vanessa plays that healing sound
While daddy's soul sinks underground
The rhythm shifts like life that day
When normalcy just slipped away

[Bridge]
Bossa nova in the evening light
First responders running through the night
Saxophone screaming through the haze
Looking for hope in darker days
(Looking for hope, yeah)

[Verse 3]
Newark's streets still pulse with life
Different colors cut through the strife
Maria's voice, a gentle breeze
Carrying prayers across the seas
Daddy's fingers on ivory keys
Playing through the memories

[Chorus]
Silent tears in a jazz man's eyes
When the world stopped turning beneath our skies
(Yeah, the world stopped turning beneath our skies)
Hearts beating like a Latin drum
While the city's crying, some hearts gone numb

[Outro]
The music heals what words can't say
As smoke and shadows fade away
In daddy's eyes, I see the truth
Of how our city found its groove
(How our city found its groove again)