[Title] City of Shadows [Verse 1] Underneath the city's breath, I choke on its decay Its history's darkest pages, I've seen them all in dismay Fear, a ghost from the past, haunting our tomorrows Our era's cursed, as if the end's borrowed [Chorus] These misguided, they rule mankind with a blinding stare While thinkers ponder, they stand idle, devoid of care In a world where wisdom's lost, reason's a rare Drunk on ignorance, the foot soldiers are there [Verse 2] This earth cries out for the humans it bore As if time's eager to close the door When will we heed the warnings, the whispers of the wise? Or are we doomed to repeat history's lies? [Chorus] These misguided, they rule mankind with a blinding stare While thinkers ponder, they stand idle, devoid of care In a world where wisdom's lost, reason's a rare Drunk on ignorance, the foot soldiers are there [Bridge] Echoes of the past, they call out in the night Can we break the cycle, or is it too late to fight? For the city of shadows, where hope seems to fade Will we rise from the ashes, or be lost in the blaze? [Chorus] These misguided, they rule mankind with a blinding stare While thinkers ponder, they stand idle, devoid of care In a world where wisdom's lost, reason's a rare Drunk on ignorance, the foot soldiers are there [Outro] As the city's breath consumes me, I find my voice to sing A lament for the times, and the choices we bring May we learn from the past, and write a brighter story For the future of this city, and humanity's glory [End]