The ashes that I bleed

Verse 1 (chill, restrained)

I keep it buried under my skin

Every word I never let in

I play it calm, I play it clean

But nothing’s ever what it seems

I learned to smile through the noise

Learned to numb it, kill the voice

But every step I try to take

Feels like I’m walking on the break

Pre-Chorus (building tension)

I tried to let it fade away

I tried to make it through the day

But every time I think I’m free

It finds its way back into me

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Chorus (BIG, melodic, explosive)

I’m standing in the fire I can’t outrun

With every scar from what I’ve done

I tried to hide it underneath

But it’s the ashes that I bleed

I feel it falling from my hands

Every broken second I can’t keep

I won’t pretend I’m incomplete

These are the ashes that I bleed

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Verse 2 (still controlled, heavier emotion)

I hear the echoes every night

Of all the things I couldn’t fight

I built these walls to keep control

Now they’re closing on my soul

I tried to outrun who I became

But it knows me by my name

Every promise, every crack

Pulls me right back through the ash

Pre-Chorus (bigger build)

I tried to breathe, I tried to stay

I tried to wash it all away

But every truth I couldn’t keep

Is burning right in front of me

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Chorus (bigger, layered vocals)

I’m standing in the fire I can’t outrun

With every scar from what I’ve done

I tried to hide it underneath

But it’s the ashes that I bleed

I feel it falling from my hands

Every broken second I can’t keep

I won’t pretend I’m incomplete

These are the ashes that I bleed

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Bridge (drop everything / raw)

I’m not broken

I’m burned

There’s a difference

I learned

I didn’t fall

I didn’t fade

I stood too close

And caught the flame

Breakdown (spoken / screamed option)

I tried to bury it

I tried to outrun it

I tried to kill the noise

But I became it

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Final Chorus (MAX energy, last lift)

I’m standing in the fire I can’t outrun

With every scar from what I’ve done

I tried to bury it in me

But it’s the ashes that I bleed

I wear the weight I couldn’t leave

Every truth I wouldn’t speak

I won’t fade into defeat

These are the ashes that I bleed

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Outro (soft, resolving)

The ashes that I bleed…

Still prove I’m alive