Left in the flames

*Verse 1:*

I stood alone, watched the fire rise,

Saw their faces vanish before my eyes.

The heat was close, but I was farther still,

Couldn’t reach them, though I always will.

*Pre-Chorus:*

I was the one who made it out,

But the silence now is filled with doubt.

I should’ve been there, I should’ve tried,

Now I’m just the one who survived.

*Chorus:*

Left in the flames, while they slipped away,

I'm standing here, wishing I could stay.

The fire took them, but left me whole,

Now the ashes cling to my soul.

Left in the flames, the night turned cold,

I’m searching for them in stories untold.

*Verse 2:*

The house is gone, but it still feels real,

I can’t shake the guilt I feel.

Why them, why not me too?

I’d give my life to bring them through.

*Pre-Chorus:*

Every breath feels heavy with their names,

A broken heart that no one claims.

I carry the weight of what I couldn’t do,

The fire took them, but it spared me too.

*Chorus:*

Left in the flames, while they slipped away,

I'm standing here, wishing I could stay.

The fire took them, but left me whole,

Now the ashes cling to my soul