[Intro — Quiet Slide Guitar, Smoke Rising]
The fire’s gone low, but it still glows red,
In the scars and the songs and the things I said.
I made my peace with the pain I’ve earned,
Some lessons only stick when they burn.
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[Verse 1 — The Reflection]
I ain’t holy, I ain’t damned,
Just a man doin’ the best I can.
I’ve loved like thunder, lied like rain,
And I’d do it all again the same.
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[Chorus — The Acceptance]
I’m half ash, half mercy, all burned clean,
Somewhere in between what I was and what I mean.
Don’t need no crown, don’t need no key,
Just a little grace for the hell in me.
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[Verse 2 — The Ghosts Fade]
I still hear her name in the smoke at night,
Soft and cruel in the amber light.
But I don’t chase it, I let it fade,
That’s the price for the man I made.
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[Bridge — The Gospel in Embers]
Every scar’s a psalm I learned to sing,
Every sin just taught me wings.
If there’s heaven, I’ve seen its edge,
It’s the space between loss and pledge.
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[Final Chorus — The Benediction]
I’m half ash, half mercy, all burned clean,
Built my peace in the space unseen.
Don’t need forgiveness, I just need free,
And a little love for the hell in me.
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[Outro — Whispered, Fading Into Silence]
So lay me down in the soot and grace,
I found my God in the broken place.
If sin’s the cost of feelin’ free,
Then I’ll die ash and mercy.