[Verse 1]
He died in the cinder room
With his ring in my fist
The hall held its breath
Like it knew what this was
Black veil on the door
Bootprints in the ash
Mama said his name once
Then she never said it back
Blood on the threshold
Cold on the tiles
I watched the old man go
With a stone in my mouth
[Pre-Chorus]
No more thunder in the walls
No more hate in his lungs
The house fell quiet
But the dark stayed young
[Chorus]
Ashes of the father
Ashes on my tongue
Ashes of the father
Hear the demon son
Ashes of the father
Let the ruin come
Ashes of the father
I’m the only one
[Verse 2]
I grew up in the ruin
With a grin and a scar
Learned to pray with my teeth
Learned to sleep in the dark
He built me from iron
From hunger and smoke
Then he left me his shadow
And a blade in my coat
Now the frames all shake
When I walk through the door
Every crack in the floor
Says my name like before
And I laugh at the cracks
Till my throat tastes like rust
What he fed me was fire
What I gave back was dust
[Pre-Chorus]
No more thunder in the walls
No more hate in his lungs
The house fell quiet
But the dark stayed young
[Chorus]
Ashes of the father
Ashes on my tongue
Ashes of the father
Hear the demon son
Ashes of the father
Let the ruin come
Ashes of the father
I’m the only one
[Bridge]
Violin crying in the frame
Piano bruised and bare
I saw his hands in my hands
Saw his stare in my stare
If the dead can hear me
Then hear this one
Your bloodline ends in me
And I won’t be undone
[Breakdown]
Down
In the deep end
Gone
By the iron drum
Down
Let the brass come crashing
I was born from the damage
I was raised by the numb
[Final Chorus]
Ashes of the father
Ashes on my tongue
Ashes of the father
Hear the demon son
Ashes of the father
Let the ruin come
Ashes of the father
I’m the only one
Ashes of the father
Ashes of the throne
Ashes of the father
Now the dark is home