Ash in the Drawer

[Verse 1]
The sink is full of cold black water
My hands keep shaking over one last glass
Your coat is hanging on the chair like a witness
And the room keeps turning, slow and fast
I bite my tongue till I taste the metal
I pace the floor till the boards all crack
Every breath feels like I borrowed it
Every step feels like a slam in the back
[Pre-Chorus]
Left behind: your key on the hook
Left behind: a cracked picture frame
Left behind: the matchbook, the ring box
Left behind: the note with no name
[Chorus]
Give me a reason, a reason to breathe
Give me a reason, a reason to stay
I’m a cup full of thunder, a fistful of rain
A broken hinge on a rusted-out gate
Give me a reason, a reason to breathe
Give me a reason before I slip away
I’m holding on by a wire and a prayer
Say my name, say my name, say it like you care
[Verse 2]
The hallway smells like burnt-up paper
The mirror shows me somebody mean
I pick at the scab on the knuckle of memory
Till it opens up and bleeds unseen
Your voicemail loops in the black of the monitor
Then the silence lands like a brick on my chest
I know I’m a mess with my teeth in the dark
But I still reach out for the best
[Pre-Chorus]
Left behind: the porch light dying
Left behind: two shoes by the door
Left behind: the plant you forgot to water
Left behind: my heart on the floor
[Chorus]
Give me a reason, a reason to breathe
Give me a reason, a reason to stay
I’m a cup full of thunder, a fistful of rain
A broken hinge on a rusted-out gate
Give me a reason, a reason to breathe
Give me a reason before I slip away
I’m holding on by a wire and a prayer
Say my name, say my name, say it like you care
[Bridge]
If I hit the bottom, pull me up by the bones
If I lose my grip, don’t let me go
I don’t need forever, I just need tonight
A spark in the ash, a thread of light
[Breakdown]
Left behind: the spoon in the drain
Left behind: the dent in the wall
Left behind: the unpaid cold morning
Left behind: me if I fall
[Final Chorus]
Give me a reason, a reason to breathe
Give me a reason, a reason to stay
I’m a cup full of thunder, a fistful of rain
A broken hinge on a rusted-out gate
Give me a reason, a reason to breathe
Give me a reason before I slip away
I’m holding on by a wire and a prayer
Say my name, say my name, say it like you care
Give me a reason, a reason to breathe
Give me a reason, a reason to stay
I’m not asking for easy, I’m asking for dawn
One more hour, one more chance, one more song

Heavy modern rock-metal with female vocals, downtuned chugging guitars, punchy double-kick drive, and a huge melodic chorus that crashes open after tense, halting pre-choruses; gritty low-register verses, stacked gang shouts on the hook, and a last-chorus lift with ringing toms and a sharpened lead guitar line cutting through the wall of sound., rock, metal