Ashes in My Head

[Verse 1]
Got a church in my skull
Every pew on fire
All the saints wear my face
Singin' shame in a choir
I been preachin' to ghosts
Call it self-defense
Loadin' doubt into prayers
Pull the pin in my chest (hey)
[Chorus]
I fought that war in my mind
Came back broken, out of time
Walked through a furnace, thought I'd rise
Crawled out smaller, burned inside
These scars ain't badges, they're brands
Carved by my own heavy hands
I ain't stronger, I'm just tired
Ashes in my head from that fire
[Verse 2]
Every thought's got a knife
Every night, same town
Where the bar lights flicker
And the walls talk me down
Yeah, I begged that blaze
"Make me steel, make me stone"
But the heat took my heart
Left the hurt in the bone (ooh)
[Chorus]
I fought that war in my mind
Came back broken, out of time
Walked through a furnace, thought I'd rise
Crawled out smaller, burned inside
These scars ain't badges, they're brands
Carved by my own heavy hands
I ain't stronger, I'm just tired
Ashes in my head from that fire
[Breakdown]
[Beat drops to sub and sparse guitar]
Thought the flame was my friend
Thought the pain had an end
But the smoke moved in
Now it lives in my chest (lives in my chest)
[Chorus]
I fought that war in my mind
Came back broken, out of time
Walked through a furnace, thought I'd rise
Crawled out smaller, burned inside
These scars ain't badges, they're brands
Carved by my own heavy hands
If there's a lesson in this wire
It's some wars just leave you quieter
Ashes in my head from that fire (that fire)

rap, Dark country meets metal-trap hybrid: twangy baritone guitar and dusty slide licks over halftime 808 thump, distorted sub-bass, and snarling synths in the verses; male vocals spitting tight, rhythmic lines. Choruses turn melodic and wide with layered harmonies, big reverb, and open chords. Final breakdown strips to voice, sub, and eerie synth, then slams back with double-time drums and chugging guitars for a bruised, cinematic finish., country, metal