Buried in the Ashes

(Verse 1)

The mirror shows a stranger’s face,

Haunted eyes I can’t erase.

Every scar, every broken line,

Reminds me of the sins I hide.

I’ve carried guilt like a heavy chain,

Through the fire, through the rain.

I tried to run, but I can’t escape,

The weight of choices I can’t change.

(Pre-Chorus)

I can’t forget, I can’t deny,

The ghost of who I was inside.

(Chorus)

I’m buried in the ashes of the past,

Screaming out, but the echoes never last.

Every lie, every wound I’ve done,

Burns beneath this dying sun.

I’m buried in the ashes, can’t undo,

But I’ll bleed the truth to get to you.

And if forgiveness ever comes,

I’ll rise from what I’ve done.

(Verse 2)

I see the wreckage, the lives I’ve torn,

Silent prayers in the eyes I scorned.

I wore my pride like a sharpened blade,

But every cut was a debt unpaid.

No more shadows, no disguise,

I’m just a man with a broken spine.

I’ll face the fire, I’ll take the fall,

If it means I can feel at all.

(Pre-Chorus)

I can’t forget, I can’t deny,

The ghost of who I was inside.

(Chorus)

I’m buried in the ashes of the past,

Screaming out, but the echoes never last.

Every lie, every wound I’ve done,

Burns beneath this dying sun.

I’m buried in the ashes, can’t undo,

But I’ll bleed the truth to get to you.

And if forgiveness ever comes,

I’ll rise from what I’ve done.

(Bridge)

Strip me down to blood and bone,

I don’t deserve a place called home.

But if redemption has a name,

I’ll burn alive inside the flame.

(Chorus)

I’m buried in the ashes of the past,

Screaming out, but the echoes never last.

Every lie, every wound I’ve done,

Burns beneath this dying sun.

I’m buried in the ashes, can’t undo,

But I’ll bleed the truth to get to you.

And if forgiveness ever comes,

I’ll rise from what I’ve done.

I’m buried in the ashes of the past,

Screaming out, but the echoes never last.

Every lie, every wound I’ve done,

Burns beneath this dying sun.

I’m buried in the ashes, can’t undo,

But I’ll bleed the truth to get to you.

And if forgiveness ever comes,

I’ll rise from what I’ve done.

From what I’ve done…

I’ll rise again.

I’ve done.

From what I’ve done…

I’ll rise again.