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[Verse 1 – Gritty clean guitar, driving bass creeping in]
I lit a match just to feel the heat
Burned the past, but the pain won’t leave
Thought if I ran far enough
I’d outrun the ghost of what we was
Whiskey don’t drown what I thought it would
Just fuels the fire like I knew it could
Every night’s just another war
Fighting shadows behind my door
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[Pre-Chorus – Building tension, toms thumping]
You’re gone, but I ain’t free
You’re the bruise I’ll always see
I don’t bleed — I ignite
Set myself on fire just to feel alright
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[Chorus – Explosive, soaring, raw emotional delivery]
I got ashes in my veins, fire in my chest
Screaming at the sky, trying to forget
All your words still cut like chains
Now I’m choking on the smoke and the blame
Yeah, I swore I’d let you fade…
But I got ashes, ashes in my veins
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[Verse 2 – Heavier, drums locked in, distorted rhythm guitars]
I kissed strangers with your name
Hoping someone might numb the flame
But the bed’s still cold, and I’m still fake
Breaking glass just to watch it break
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[Pre-Chorus – More intense, almost unhinged delivery]
I wear regret like a second skin
Lost in the noise I’m drowning in
This rage is all I’ve got to hold
A story screamed, never told
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[Chorus – Bigger, layered harmonies, guitars soaring]
I got ashes in my veins, fire in my chest
Screaming at the sky, trying to forget
All your words still cut like chains
Now I’m choking on the smoke and the blame
Yeah, I swore I’d let you fade…
But I got ashes, ashes in my veins
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[Bridge – Stripped down, eerie atmosphere, vocals exposed]
(Whispered, then rising)
Maybe I was always meant to burn
Some lessons come with no return
I never said goodbye, I just lit the fuse
And watched it all go down in fumes
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[Final Chorus – Full emotional climax, voice breaking, lead guitar screaming]
I got ashes in my veins, fire in my chest
Still screaming at the silence, I confess
You’re the ghost I can’t erase
So I wear this wreckage on my face
Yeah, I swore I’d walk away…
But I got ashes
Ashes in my veins…
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[Outro – Fade out with reverb-soaked guitar, haunting vocal echo]
Ashes…
In my veins…
In my veins…
(whispered) Still burning…