*(Verse 1)*
I woke up with fire in my throat
Dreams drowned under a steel-cut coat
The sky cracked wide, no light to gain
Only thunder whispering my name
*(Pre-Chorus)*
Stone by stone, I built this pain
Now I'm walking through the flame
*(Chorus)*
Ashes in the rain,
Falling like the words you never said
Burning down the chains
Of the ghost I left for dead
I won’t break, I won’t bend
This is not the bitter end
*(Verse 2)*
My shadow's a soldier I can't outpace
Fighting in the dark with a hollow face
Truth cuts deep like a serpent’s grin
But I wear my scars like battle skin
*(Pre-Chorus)*
Step by step, I bleed the strain
But I rise up just the same
*(Chorus)*
Ashes in the rain,
Falling like the words you never said
Burning down the chains
Of the ghost I left for dead
I won’t break, I won’t bend
This is not the bitter end
*(Bridge – Instrumental build or screamed)*
Let the silence scream for me
One last breath to set me free
No salvation, no disguise—
Just the fire in my eyes
*(Final Chorus)*
Ashes in the rain,
Washing off the lies you fed
Buried all the blame,
With every tear I bled
I won’t break, I won’t bend
This is not the bitter end