Ashes in my Veins

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