[Verse 1]
They wrote names on the wall
Now the wall’s just gone
Whole town coughing in the fallout
Where the statues stood
There’s a crater and a swing set
Chains still creaking like they understood
[Chorus]
I’m the last one standing in the ashes
Breathing dust
But I won’t fall
Every ghost that cracked before me
Shouting through me
Hear them call
You turned every hope to powder
Thought this world would fade and rust
But I’m sixteen
Scared and stubborn
I won’t be another pile of dust
[Verse 2]
Saw his shadow on the bleachers
Bleached the colors from the flags
Trophy case
Empty silver outlines
They all ran with rusted armor
Paper plans and borrowed faith
He just snapped
And they were chalk outlines
[Chorus]
I’m the last one standing in the ashes
Breathing dust
But I won’t fall
Every ghost that cracked before me
Shouting through me
Hear them call
You turned every hope to powder
Thought this world would fade and rust
But I’m sixteen
Scared and stubborn
I won’t be another pile of dust
[Bridge]
They tried
They tried
And their names blew by
But I’ve stitched their stories
In the back of my eyes
You can strip this place
Down to bones and air
But you can’t touch a kid
Who decided to care (hey!)
[Chorus]
I’m the last one standing in the ashes
Breathing dust
But I won’t fall
Every ghost that cracked before me
Shouting through me
Hear them call
You turned every hope to powder
Thought this world would fade and rust
But I’m sixteen
Scared and stubborn
I won’t be another pile of dust
I’m sixteen
Small and shaking
Still I scream
“you’re done with us”
Yeah
I’m the last one standing in the ashes
And I won’t turn to dust