Smoke signals

Out in the street where the embers glow We're making shadows, watching the world move slow The cloud of despair it drifts on by Like whispered secrets that we don't pry And I know it's just smoke, but it feels like a sign Like the visions of our worlds when they collide We laugh too loud and breathe in deep These memories we make, there promises we keep Staring at the sky where the ashes float down Trying to catch a glimpse of something we can't make out You say you'd never leave, but here I lay Alone like a ghost in the flame And I know it's just smoke, but it feels like a sign Like the visions of our worlds when they collide We laugh too loud and breathe in deep These memories we make, there promises we keep We were just kids with dreams made of paper and ash Counting the moments that we thought we'd made last Light up the night with a spark from the flint We're just smoke and mirrors waiting for the end to begin And I know it's just smoke, but it feels like a sign Like the visions of our worlds when they collide We laugh too loud and breathe in deep These memories we make, there promises we keep