Ashes in My Mouth

[Intro]
Cold room
Bare bulb hum
Hands shake
But I stay numb
[Verse 1]
You said it’s just a phase
All this weight will fade
But it sits in my chest like stone
Every word you spared
Every time you stared
Etches deeper in my bones
[Pre-Chorus]
Teeth clenched tight
I taste the rust
Breathing in the dust
Of every broken vow I swore
Heart beats hard against its cage
Feeding on the rage
I’m not your quiet ghost anymore (hey)
[Chorus]
I’ve got ashes in my mouth
From the bridges that you burned
You keep calling from the past
But I’ll never make that turn
If your hands can’t hold my name
Let them finally let it drown
I rise up from all this doubt
Spit these ashes in your crown
[Verse 2]
You said I’d thank you someday
For the scars you made
Like a favor to my soul
But I learned to sew
Every ripped-up hope
Into armor you can’t control
[Pre-Chorus]
Teeth clenched tight
I taste the rust
Breathing in the dust
Of every broken vow I swore
Heart beats hard against its cage
Feeding on the rage
I’m not your quiet ghost anymore (no more)
[Chorus]
I’ve got ashes in my mouth
From the bridges that you burned
You keep calling from the past
But I’ll never make that turn
If your hands can’t hold my name
Let them finally let it drown
I rise up from all this doubt
Spit these ashes in your crown
[Bridge]
Say my failures
Like a prayer
But I’m not kneeling there
Not there
I’ll wear every scar out loud
Like thunder in a crowd (woah)
[Chorus]
I’ve got ashes in my mouth
From the bridges that you burned
You keep calling from the past
But I’ll never make that turn
If your hands can’t hold my name
Let them finally let it drown
I rise up from all this doubt
Spit these ashes in your crown
Yeah
I rise and shut you out
Spit these ashes in your crown

metal, Melodic metal with deep male vocals, downtuned twin guitars, and a haunting clean intro that blooms into thick, high-gain rhythms. Verse rides half-time drums and brooding chugs, then tightens into a tense palm-muted pre-chorus that builds pressure. Chorus opens wide with soaring melodic leads, double-kick undercurrent, and stacked growl/clean layers on the hook. Brief bridge pulls back to clean arpeggios before a last, crushing chorus., deep