[Verse 1]
Sirens in the dust
Windows taped in haste
Newsprint on the table
Tea gone cold
Untouched
Footsteps on the stair
Someone says your name
Shadows cross the ceiling
Like planes that never land
[Chorus]
From the ash
From the ash
(from the ash)
We still move forward
Hands that shake
Hearts that crash
(hearts that crash)
Still reaching forward
Every crack in every wall
Spells a word they can’t erase
Hope… change… forward
[Persian whispers swirl and pan]
Cutting through the smoke and haze
[Verse 2]
Blue light on your face
Signal lost again
Names typed
Then deleted
Before you ever send
Dust on every frame
Faces turned away
Yet the curtain flutters
Like it’s learning how to pray
[Chorus]
From the ash
From the ash
(from the ash)
We still move forward
Hands that shake
Hearts that crash
(hearts that crash)
Still reaching forward
Every crack in every wall
Spells a word they couldn’t cage
Hope… change… forward
[Persian whispers echo wider]
Rising through the noise and rage
[Bridge]
[Kick and bass strip back
Distant marching crowd FX]
Low sky
Red moon
How long till the night turns?
Eyes meet
One spark
Whole avenues burn
[Chorus]
From the ash
From the ash
(from the ash)
We still move forward
Hands that shake
Hearts that crash
(hearts that crash)
Still reaching forward
Every crack in every wall
Is a line in what we’ll say
Hope… change… forward
[Final Persian whisper
Dry and close]
We’re already on our way