Ash in My Teeth

[Verse 1]
Wake up wired
Tongue tastes rust
Sleep like a fist
Full of dust
Claw at the mirror
Glass won’t give
Who am I fighting
To let me live?
[Pre-Chorus]
Every promise
Bent like steel
Every silence
Bites for real
[Chorus]
I’ve got ash in my teeth
From the bridges I keep burning (burning)
Screaming out in the smoke
But the world just keeps on turning (turning)
If this is all I ever am
A cracked heart
Still learning
I’ve got ash in my teeth
From the bridges I keep burning
[Verse 2]
Hands still shaking
Ink-stained veins
Write my history
In razor chains
Laugh in the dark
So I don’t drown
Build my throne
From broken ground
[Pre-Chorus]
Every memory
Carved in stone
Every shadow
Calls me home
[Chorus]
I’ve got ash in my teeth
From the bridges I keep burning (burning)
Screaming out in the smoke
But the world just keeps on turning (turning)
If this is all I ever am
A cracked heart
Still learning
I’ve got ash in my teeth
From the bridges I keep burning
[Bridge]
Rip out the roots
Let the rot fall free
If I’m born again
Will you bury me?
Stare down the sky
Dare it to break
If pain is the price
It’s the one I’ll take (hey!)
[Chorus]
I’ve got ash in my teeth
From the bridges I keep burning (burning)
Screaming out in the smoke
But the world just keeps on turning (turning)
If this is all I ever am
A cracked heart
Still learning
I’ve got ash in my teeth
From the bridges I keep burning

metal, Modern metalcore with male vocals, drop-tuned guitars in a tight chug-and-soar pattern, snarled verses over syncopated riffing, and a huge melodic chorus with layered screams. Double-kick bursts in the pre-chorus, halftime groove on the hook, and a dissonant, reverb-soaked lead line weaving through the bridge. Final chorus hits with gang vocals and a sharp, stuttering outro.