Saint of the Ashes

[Verse 1]
They crown him golden
Polished smile, dirty hands
He signs the mercy
Then bleeds another town for land
I read the footnotes
Where the bodies fill the page
They call it order
But I only see a cage
He shakes my mother’s hand
Then cuts the power, cuts the pay
Says “it’s sacrifice”
I was the one who had to pray
They call me monster
Because I bit back through the chain
They call him savior
Because he hides it in a speech and a frame (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m the saint of the ashes
He’s the hero who lit the match
You just never watched him laughing
While the world turned black
Call it sin, call it madness
But I’m just giving truth a face
I’m the saint of the ashes
He’s the one you should erase
[Verse 2]
He signs his name on broken backs
Then takes a bow, collects the claps
Charity galas, velvet masks
Blood on the marble, scrubbed in wax
He builds a statue over grief
Then tells the orphans “hold your belief”
He breaks their fathers for a deal
Then sells forgiveness like a leaf
They gave me chains, I forged a key
They gave me scars, I carved a creed
If justice needs a body count
Guess who’s been doing it for free
He’s on the posters, I’m in cuffs
He’s “hope”, I’m “danger”, that’s the bluff
He pulls the strings and feigns a tear
I cut the strings and now you’re here (listen)
[Chorus]
I’m the saint of the ashes
He’s the hero who lit the match
You just never watched him laughing
While the world turned black
Call it sin, call it madness
But I’m just giving truth a face
I’m the saint of the ashes
He’s the one you should erase
[Bridge]
If I burn his kingdom
Will you finally see the smoke? (see it now)
If I drag his halo
Through the gutters that he wrote?
When I tear the mask off
Will you scream my name or his? (who is it?)
You needed someone cruel enough
To end the cruelty you missed
[Chorus]
I’m the saint of the ashes
He’s the hero who lit the match
You just never watched him laughing
While the world turned black
Call it sin, call it madness
But I’m just giving truth a face
I’m the saint of the ashes
He’s the one you should erase

rap, Hybrid emo-rap / dark pop with male vocals: moody piano over trap drums, distorted 808 swells, and guitar chugs on the hook. Verses half-whispered then snarled in double-time pockets; chorus explodes with layered screams tucked behind a melodic topline. Heavy reverb on ad-libs, vocal chop stabs between lines, final chorus pushed into clipped saturation for cathartic chaos., pop, emo, hardcore