[Verse 1]
There was winter in my mother's eyes
My hands would freeze when I touched them
Where I reached out for tenderness
Rusty thorns found my skin
I echoed in the corridors
No one turned to look at me
While a child silently broke
The world continued on its way
[Pre-Chorus]
They told me to "be strong"
When I was still very young
I built an iron wall around my heart
I grew up in the fire
[Chorus]
I am a child of ashes
I grew up in the fire
I couldn't learn to be loved
From anyone other than my wounds
I am a child of ashes
My feelings became mechanized
But at night I still hear
[Whisper] My old crying voice
[Verse 2]
They were like stones in the schoolyard
Their words were heavy as bullets
The chains that made me invisible were hidden among their smiles
I searched for a shoulder for years
To rest my head on silently
I couldn't find one...
That's why the angry machine inside me is talking now
[Chorus]
I am a child of ashes I am a child of ashes
I grew up in the fire
I never learned to be loved
From no one but my wounds
I am a child of ashes
My feelings have become mechanized
But at night I still hear
[Whisper] My old crying voice
[Outro]
[Lyrics whispered]
Mother...
I wasn't a bad child...
I just...
I wanted a little love...
A little...
Tenderness...