[Intro]
One key at a time
I count the cracks in the dark
Piano smoke in my hands
And I still call it a start
[Verse 1]
I left my name in the soot
On the wall by your door
You said stay clean, stay kind
But I came back for more
The mirror kept my secrets
Till it learned how to break
Now every soft word cuts
When it lands on my face
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me where I went
When the fire went thin
Tell me who I was
Before the loss set in
I hear my own pulse
Like a hammer on stone
If you won't hold me now
I'll drag myself home
[Chorus]
Altar of ash
I’m still standing here
Altar of ash
With a mouth full of fear
Say my name, say it fast
Let it burn, let it pass
Altar of ash
I’m still standing here
[Verse 2]
I wore your silence like lace
Till it tore at the seam
Every prayer I made
Came back meaner to me
There’s a black stain on my hands
From the faith I misplaced
And I keep feeding the wound
Just to watch it take shape
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me where I went
When the fire went thin
Tell me who I was
Before the loss set in
I hear my own pulse
Like a hammer on stone
If you won't hold me now
I'll drag myself home
[Chorus]
Altar of ash
I’m still standing here
Altar of ash
With a mouth full of fear
Say my name, say it fast
Let it burn, let it pass
Altar of ash
I’m still standing here
[Bridge]
[Drop to piano]
I don't need a halo
I need a way through
I buried my old skin
In a room without you
And the part of me screaming
Is the part that survived
I was made in the embers
I was made to stay alive
[Final Chorus]
Altar of ash
I’m still standing here
Altar of ash
With a mouth full of fear
Say my name, say it fast
Let it burn, let it pass
Altar of ash
I’m still standing here
[Outro]
One key at a time
I count the cracks in the dark
Altar of ash
And I make a new spark