Ashes That Know My Name

You pulled me into shadows

Where my heartbeat wasn’t safe

Told me fear was just a weapon

Told me pain could make me brave

Every step I took toward darkness

You were standing in the flame

And still you look at me like

You already knew my shame

Pre-Chorus

You asked for loyalty

But you wanted more than that

Wanted the part of me

I never planned to give back

Chorus

’Cause you burn me,

yet you save me,

twisting every truth I’ve ever known.

You break me,

but you crave me,

like the fire in me is yours alone.

In the ruins of the girl I was,

you whisper that I’m changed—

But you’re the reason

all that’s left of me

are ashes that know your name.

Verse 2

I feel your eyes like matches

Pressed too close against my skin

You say survival’s just a lesson,

Not the place where I begin

You push me toward the edge

Knowing damn well I’ll fall through

And when I do, I land

Exactly where you wanted me—

Right next to you

Pre-Chorus

You read the fear in me

Like a secret you’ve already kept

You say I’m dangerous—

But you’re the one I can’t forget

Chorus

’Cause you burn me,

yet you save me,

twisting every truth I’ve ever known.

You break me,

but you crave me,

like the fire in me is yours alone.

In the ruins of the girl I was,

you whisper that I’m changed—

But you’re the reason

all that’s left of me

are ashes that know your name.

Bridge

You call it survival

But I know what it is

You say it’s power

But it feels like a kiss

Every time you pull me deeper

Into the dark you claim is mine

I don’t know if I should hate you

Or thank you for the shine

Final Chorus

You burn me,

yet you save me,

pull me closer when I try to run.

You break me,

but you claim me,

like my heartbeat answers only one.

And in the ruins of the girl I was,

you swear I’m not the same—

But you’re the reason

all that’s left of me

are ashes whispering your name.