[Intro] [ soft but dramatic pre vocals and strings] Smoke on the wind, silence where you stood I tore the world apart the way I knew I would Your voice still echoes through the ruin and the flame But I’m not sure I’m worthy of your name [Verse 1] I walked away with fire in my veins Left nothing standing, only ghosts and blame I built a life from everything I broke, I burned it down and called it hope I heard you tried to see the man before, The war, the blood, the things I can’t ignore. You thought there was something left to save — But I was already past the point of grace. [Pre-Chorus] You look at me like I’m still whole Like I’m not damaged down to bone You say my name like it’s a prayer, Like the man I was is still there [Chorus] [added harmonies] Among the ashes, I remain A broken heart, a burning name I loved you more than I could say Enough to turn and walk away If I come close, I fear you’ll see Nothing left to recognize in me So I stay lost inside the flame Among the ashes, I remain [Verse 2] I heard you tried to make sense of the scars Said the world just pushed me too far That somewhere underneath the rage I’m still the man you couldn’t erase But every step I took to survive Left something good of me behind And when you reach for what we were I feel the truth I can’t return [Chorus] Among the ashes, I remain A broken heart, a burning name I loved you more than I could say Enough to turn and walk away If I come close, I fear you’ll see Nothing left to recognize in me So I stay lost inside the flame Among the ashes, I remain [Guitar solo] [add back ground vocal echoes] [Bridge] I see you standing where I fell Still trying to pull me from this hell You call my name like I’m unchanged Like I’m not something rearranged I wear the damage like a crown I built my thrown on broken ground I’m chasing ghosts that look like you Now I breath in ash where fire grew [Alternative Chorus] Among the ashes, I still stay A fading man you couldn’t save I loved you more than I could show Enough to finally let you go If I reach out, you’ll only find The wreckage I can’t leave behind So I keep walking through the flame Among the ashes… [Chorus] Among the ashes, I remain A broken heart, a burning name I loved you more than I could say Enough to turn and walk away If I come close, I fear you’ll see Nothing left to recognize in me So I stay lost inside the flame Among the ashes… [Outro] If you remember me at all Let it be before the fall Before the fire, before the pain— Among the ashes… I remain.

Among the Ashes