Ashes on Your Throne

[Verse 1]
You said he changed
You swore this time was different
I bit my tongue
Felt my stomach twist again
All those nights
You called me when he’d hurt you
I held the phone
And hated how you’d run back in
[Pre-Chorus]
I built a future in my head
You tore it down for him instead
[Chorus]
My heart’s in pieces on your bedroom floor
You keep the bruises and lock the door
You chose a storm and called it home
I thought we’d last
Now I stand alone
I’m screaming loud but you don’t hear
You chase the hand that feeds your fear
I’m done being second to his throne
Let it burn
Ashes on your throne
[Verse 2]
You wear long sleeves
In the middle of the summer
You fake that smile
I’ve learned to see right through
I punch the wall
Because I can’t reach the monster
You call it love
While it’s killing me and you
[Pre-Chorus]
How many warnings can I give
Before I learn I have to live
[Chorus]
My heart’s in pieces on your bedroom floor
You keep the bruises and lock the door
You chose a storm and called it home
I thought we’d last
Now I stand alone
I’m screaming loud but you don’t hear
You chase the hand that feeds your fear
I’m done being second to his throne
Let it burn
Ashes on your throne
[Bridge]
I can’t drag you from this fire
While you run back through the smoke (oh)
So I’m cutting off the wire
That kept me tangled in your hope
[Chorus]
My heart’s in pieces on your bedroom floor
You keep the bruises and lock the door
You chose a storm and called it home
I thought we’d last
Now I’m letting go
I’m screaming loud but you don’t hear
You chase the hand that feeds your fear
I’m done bleeding for a heart of stone
Watch it burn
Ashes on your throne

rock, Raw modern rock, male vocals, crunchy overdriven guitars locked to a gritty mid-tempo groove. Drums hit hard with open hi-hats in verses, tom-heavy pre-chorus, and a wide, anthemic chorus. Bass growls underneath, occasional feedback swells between sections. Final chorus adds shouted gang vocals and a soaring lead-guitar countermelody for catharsis.