Bridges From Ashes

[Verse 1 – laid-back groove, half-sung/half-spoken]
Used to throw looks like daggers,
Side-eye battles in the hallway chatter.
We were cold wars with no map,
Firing off silence like it’s a trap.
You talked, I twisted it.
I moved, you listed it.
Two sides, same coin, same school,
But both playing the fool.
[Chorus 1 – sing-songy and melodic]
Can we talk like we don’t bite?
Find some middle ground tonight?
I’m tired of fighting ghosts and pride,
Let’s flip the script, not run or hide.
[Verse 2 – staccato rhythm, fast-paced and bouncy]
You were the storm, I was the wall,
Waiting for one of us to fall.
Tension sharp like a violin string,
But hate don’t ever fix a thing.
So I cracked a joke, you cracked a smile,
Paused the war for a little while.
It’s weird how quick the ice can melt
When someone says what they really felt.
[Chorus 2 – slower, harmonized]
I don’t need you on my side—just not in my sights.
We could find some peace in the space between fights.
Enemies fade when the stories get told,
Walls turn to windows if you stop being cold.
[Bridge – stripped down, emotional, almost whispered]
We don’t have to be best friends,
But we could be better than pretend.
Less fear, more truth.
Less scars, more proof.
[Verse 3 – driving beat, spoken-word flow]
This ain’t about hugs and kumbaya,
It’s real life, not a feel-good law.
But maybe we just stop the noise—
No more power plays, no petty ploys.
’Cause what if we both drop the act,
Cut the fiction, bring the facts?
We might still disagree—but clean.
Respect can live where rage has been.
[Chorus 3 – upbeat, celebratory]
Look at us, not quite friends, not foes,
Somewhere in the middle, that’s how it goes.
Built a bridge from the fire and smoke,
From the words we never spoke.
[Outro – calm, hopeful tone]
So if you see me, nod your head,
We’re not enemies, not misled.
History don’t have to repeat,
Peace feels better than defeat.

Dark Alt R&B, pop