Ashes to ashes

Verse 1

I trace the cracks across my skin,

Every fracture speaks of where I’ve been.

Shadows whisper, calling me by name,

But silence cuts deeper than the pain.

Pre-Chorus

The night wraps me in its hollow arms,

A lullaby of ghosts and scars.

Chorus

Beneath the ashes, I still breathe,

Even if the fire burns inside of me.

A thousand wounds, a quiet scream,

Drowning slowly in a broken dream.

Verse 2

The mirror shows a stranger’s face,

Eyes like oceans, heavy with disgrace.

I try to fight, but the dark won’t leave,

It carves its stories into me.

Pre-Chorus

The night wraps me in its hollow arms,

A lullaby of ghosts and scars.

Chorus

Beneath the ashes, I still breathe,

Even if the fire burns inside of me.

A thousand wounds, a quiet scream,

Drowning slowly in a broken dream.

Bridge

Will I fade into the smoke,

Or rise from all the words I never spoke?

This sorrow is a crown I wear,

But I’m not sure if I’ll escape from here.

Final Chorus (softer, almost whispered)

Beneath the ashes, I still breathe,

But the fire takes the best of me.

A thousand wounds, a quiet scream,

Fading slowly in a broken dream.