Ashes On Our Shoes

[Verse 1]
(Male)
Found your name on a crumpled list
Duct-taped map and a bleeding wrist
Every road sign burned or gone
But I swore I'd bring you home
(Female)
Heard your voice in the static blur
Every night I was sure, unsure
Painted arrows on every wall
“Keep walking, I won't fall”
[Chorus]
(Both)
We got ashes on our shoes
But we still run toward the truth
Every broken street we choose
Leads me back, leads me back to you
When the world forgets our names
And the dead all sound the same
We stay human, we stay true
Every night I find you
[Verse 2]
(Male)
You were hiding in the old arcade
Same red jacket, a little frayed
You laughed once, then your eyes went hard
Counting exits, counting yards
(Female)
You still carried that stupid pen
Said, “If I lose you, I'll write again”
Now our letters are on busted cars
Spray-paint vows under falling stars
[Chorus]
(Both)
We got ashes on our shoes
But we still run toward the truth
Every broken street we choose
Leads me back, leads me back to you
When the world forgets our names
And the dead all sound the same
We stay human, we stay true
Every night I find you
[Bridge]
(Female)
If I turn, if I fade, don't you follow me (oh)
Tie my memory to a living tree
(Male)
If you fall, if you're gone, I'll still talk to you
Through the cracks in the sky, through the smoke and blue
(Both, soft)
If this is all we get
Blood, sweat, and a borrowed sunset
I'd still choose this wrecked view
If the last face I see is you
[Chorus]
(Both)
We got ashes on our shoes
But we still run toward the truth
Every broken street we choose
Leads me back, leads me back to you
When the fences fall away
And there's nothing left to save
We stay human, me and you
End of days, but we pull through
[Outro]
(Female)
Write it big on the highway sign
“We were here, and we survived”
(Male)
If tomorrow never comes in view
I already found my way
(Both)
I found my way in you

Cinematic alt-pop duet with male and female vocals trading lines; moody piano and distant drums in the verses, building to a wide, anthemic chorus with soaring harmonies and distorted guitars. Sub-bass pulses under tense sections, then drops out for an intimate bridge before a final, explosive hook.