Chasing Yesterday

[Verse 1] I swim in echoes of a gilded past The clock strikes slow but my mind stands still Golden days like mirrors shattered fast I chase the light yet lost the thrill [Chorus] Oh I burn the years chasing yesterday Watched the world slip quietly away All my diamonds turned to dust in my hand I lived in the echoes not in the land In the land In the land In the land [Verse 2] I dance with ghosts in velvet halls Their whispers sweeter than a lover's hand Built castles high on memory walls But they crumble now like castles of sand [Chorus] Oh I burn the years chasing yesterday Watched the world slip quietly away All my diamonds turned to dust in my hand I lived in the echoes not in the land In the land [Verse 3] Photographs glare with frozen smiles I sip nostalgia like a poison wine The present fades in endless miles While I mourn what I left behind [Chorus] Oh I burn the years chasing yesterday Watched the world slip quietly away All my diamonds turned to dust in my hand I lived in the echoes not in the land