Ash of Mind

Verse 1:

I wake—wake—wake—no, not awake,

The shadows crawl through every break.

Faces—faces—faces—remembered wrong,

I hear their screaming, I can’t be strong.

I bite my hands, I taste my shame,

The walls whisper—they whisper my name.

I fall—I fall—fall into the floor,

The floor that swallows, that hungers, that tore.

Chorus (Fractured):

I am gone—gone—gone—

Eaten by myself,

Devoured by what I have done.

Nightmares—they feed—they tear—they feed,

I am hollow, I am hollow, I am hollow.

Verse 2:

Memory scratches—gnaws—tears the skin,

Every sin is alive—alive—alive within.

Hands I held, hands I broke—

The floor opens, the floor opens, the floor opens…

I choke, I crawl, I burn, I crawl,

I am the wound, the worm, the wall.

Pre-Chorus:

I am the echo—echo—echo—

Of every scream I cannot let go.

The night is teeth, the night is bone,

I am its prey, I am alone.

Chorus (Collapsing):

I am gone—gone—gone—

Eaten by myself,

Devoured by what I have done.

Nightmares—they feed—they tear—they feed,

I am hollow, I am hollow, I am hollow.

Bridge (Looping, spiraling):

Ash to ash…ash to ash…ash to ash…

Blood to blood…blood to blood…

I scream—I scream—I scream—

But the scream is mine, mine, mine…

I am sin, I am shame, I am void, I am pain,

I am—am—am—am—gone…

Final Chorus (Disintegrating, whispered, echoing):

I am gone…devoured…broken…

I am hollow…shattered…nothing…

Nightmares—they eat—they eat—they eat…

I am alone…alone…alone…alone…

Outro (Fading into madness):

I—am—nothing…

I—am—lost…

I—am—buried…

I—am—mindless…

I—am…ash…