(Verse 1)
I was driving home through another quiet night
Same old coffee cup riding shotgun on my right
Backseat full of memories I swore I’d never touch
A heart duct-taped together, said I’d already bled enough
But then you walked in like sunrise through a busted door
And I felt something shift that I ain’t felt before
Like someone lit a match in a room I left for dead
Yeah, you pulled me out the shadows living rent-free in my head
(Pre-Chorus)
And I don’t know how you saw through all that smoke I made
But you reached right in, pulled the man from under all the frayed
(Chorus)
Now I’m standing here trying to wipe the ashes off my hands
’Cause you make me feel like I could learn to love again
All my dark ways, Kota, I’m laying ’em down tonight
No more hiding in the wreckage, no more losing every fight
You’re the reason I’m breathing like a brand-new man
Yeah, you got me wiping all the ashes off my hands
(Verse 2)
I used to sleep with all the lights off in my chest
Like I was guarding every ghost I couldn’t put to rest
But you pulled the curtain back, showed me what a tomorrow is
Now these cracked-up knuckles wanna learn how to live
I ain’t perfect, but damn I’m trying hard for you
And every mile of damage still feels worth walking through
’Cause you’re proof that even broken hearts can mend
I gave up on love… then you walked in again
(Pre-Chorus)
And I don’t know how you heard me through all that quiet pain
But your voice hit different — like thunder calling out my name
(Chorus)
Now I’m standing here trying to wipe the ashes off my hands
’Cause you make me feel like I could learn to love again
All my dark ways, yeah, I’m laying ’em down tonight
No more hiding in the wreckage, no more losing every fight
You’re the reason I’m breathing like a brand-new man
Yeah, you got me wiping all the ashes off my hands
(Bridge – slow, heavy, emotional)
Maybe second chances ain’t just stories people tell
Maybe there’s a way out of my self-made hell
If you stay with me, I’ll break these chains I built
I’ll trade every lonely night for a lifetime of what we feel
(Final Chorus – big, soaring)
Now I’m standing here trying to wipe the ashes off my hands
’Cause you showed me that a heart still burns when someone understands
All those dark days, I’m letting them fall behind
You’re the light that made the shadows lose their spine
And I ain’t running anymore — I’ll rise, I’ll stand
’Cause you got me wiping all the ashes off my hands
(Outro – last ~20 seconds, fading)
Yeah, you saved me from the man I used to be
And I’m learning how to love again… if you’ll stay with me
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