ASHES IN MY VEINS
Verse 1
I woke in the wreckage, floor cold as the truth
Bottle caps and promises I swore to you
A house full of silence, a heart full of rain
Nights I kept dying but couldn’t explain
Pre-Chorus
I kept my demons close, I called them my friends
They lit every match and they taught me to bend
Chorus
Ashes in my veins, smoke where the fire was
Breathing in the ruin of a man I’d lost
Nothing left to burn, nothing left to save
Just a ghost in the mirror and ashes in my veins
Verse 2
The dawn crept in quiet, it cut through the haze
Showed me the cost of the years I’d erased
Pictures on the wall, eyes I can’t face
Prayers I once mumbled now beg for grace
Pre-Chorus
I kept my demons close, I called them my friends
They built me a coffin I could not defend
Chorus
Ashes in my veins, smoke where the fire was
Breathing in the ruin of a man I’d lost
Nothing left to burn, nothing left to save
Just a ghost in the mirror and ashes in my veins
Bridge
But a whisper broke through the smoke and the shame
A small, stubborn light just kept calling my name
If this is the bottom, then maybe I’ll rise
If grace can still find me, I’ll open my eyes
Final Chorus
Ashes in my veins, but a spark still remains
A flicker of mercy cutting through my pain
Nothing left to lose, only life to claim
I’m crawling from the fire with ashes in my veins