Ash in My Teeth

[Verse 1]
Spit nails
Tongue tastes rust
Every promise that you made
Turned straight to dust
Bare hands
On a sharpened truth
You carved your name into my back
Then called it proof
[Chorus]
I’ve got ash in my teeth from the bridges you burned
Scars on my skin from the lessons I learned
You set the sky on fire just to say you were free
Now you’re smoke in my lungs
Just a ghost in my scream
[Verse 2]
Cold grin
When the damage lands
You light a match and watch it spread
Like it was all planned
Thin ice
Where my patience sank
You watched me claw for solid ground
Then pulled me back
[Chorus]
I’ve got ash in my teeth from the bridges you burned
Scars on my skin from the lessons I learned
You set the sky on fire just to say you were free
Now you’re smoke in my lungs
Just a ghost in my scream
[Bridge]
[Guitars drop to a low
Grinding riff]
Say my name
With a mouth full of lies (hey!)
You built your throne
On the backs of goodbyes
I broke the chains
Now I’m breaking the crown
You wanted me buried
I’m dragging you out
[Chorus]
I’ve got ash in my teeth from the bridges you burned
Scars on my skin from the lessons I learned
You set the sky on fire
Thought you’d swallow the sea
But I walked through your hell
And it’s you who’s beneath
[Outro]
Ash in my teeth
But I still breathe
You were the wound
I’m the one that heals (woah)

metal, Modern metalcore with down-tuned guitars, double-kick bursts, and male vocals that shift from harsh screams in the verses to soaring, gritty melodic hooks in the chorus. Tight, punchy mix, palm-muted chugs in the riffs, with a halftime, headbang-ready breakdown that adds dissonant chords and gang vocals for impact.