Buried the Ashes

Verse 1

I kept my distance just to save my mind

I faded out, became invisible over time

Second place love, them words like poison

Silence screaming louder, no voice to join in

Pre-Chorus

Time kept moving, life rearranged

Everything familiar somehow changed

Love turned business, bought and sold

Hearts with price tags, stories told

Chorus

Love became guarded, locked behind doors

My tears made a home on my pillow floors

I lost myself to a second personality

Now loving you feels like a casualty

Verse 2

Affection turned to property and gain

A commodity traded through the pain

So I shut my heart, learned to disappear

Survival mode, no room for fear

Bridge

I buried the ashes of who I used to be

Rose from the wreckage, finally free

Like a phoenix rising from the flame

I reclaimed my breath, I reclaimed my name

Outro

Sometimes love fades when it’s left to starve

Obstacles rise just to break your heart

I’ll never understand what became important

But I’m still standing—reborn, resilient, and radiant