[Style:] [Indie acoustic emo rock.] [Fingerpicked guitar intro → soft drums → emotional electric build in final chorus.] [Think stripped-down verses, layered harmonies in the hook.] [Honest. Not dramatic — just heavy.] [Intro – (Both, soft layered hums)] (quiet guitar picking) I still hear it in the silence… [Verse 1 – ELIROBB (Male) (Indie voice)] I’ve said things I wish I swallowed Chased distractions when I should’ve stayed Tried to drown conviction in the noise Like running would erase the shame I prayed one thing and did another Talked about change but stayed the same Built a version of myself That I don’t even wanna claim [Verse 2 – EtherealWave257 (Emo/Rock Voice)] I wore guilt like it was armor Like punishment would make it right Stayed awake replaying moments I swore I’d bury out of sight I let fear make my decisions Called it wisdom, called it fate Every time I almost healed I self-sabotaged the break [Pre-Chorus – (Alternating)] [ELIROBB (Indie Voice)] We can’t outrun the echoes [Ethereal: (Emo/Rock voice)] They follow where we go [ELIROBB:] But maybe facing all of it [Ethereal:] Is how we finally grow [Chorus – (Both)] We carry ashes in our hands From fires that we lit ourselves Regret is heavy on the chest Like we’re fighting who we were We’ve fallen short, we’ve lost our way We’ve let our better side collapse But if we’re breathing through the smoke Maybe we can make it back [Verse 3 – ELIROBB (Indie voice)] Adopted hope but still felt unwanted Blamed myself for things I couldn’t control Took responsibility for broken homes Like a child could shoulder that load I’ve sinned in ways I won’t describe Not proud of who I’ve been Sometimes I feel like starting over Means admitting where I sinned [Verse 4 – EtherealWave257 (Emo/Rock Voice)] I tried to be the perfect image So nobody would see the cracks But perfection’s just a prison When you’re terrified to look back I’ve hurt people I still love Because I didn’t love myself And every time I chose my pride I put another wound on the shelf [Electric Guitar Solo] [Bridge – (Music builds, electric guitar swelling)] [ELIROBB:] What if regret’s not meant to chain us? [Ethereal:] What if it’s proof we’re still alive? [ELIROBB:] What if grace isn’t perfection? [Ethereal:] What if it’s trying one more time? [(Both, louder)] We are not our worst decisions We are not our darkest nights We are more than what we did When we didn’t know how to fight [Final Chorus – Full Emotion] We carried ashes in our hands From fires that we lit ourselves But even ashes feed the ground And help something else grow We’ve fallen short, we’ve lost our way We’ve let our better side collapse But if we’re standing in the smoke Maybe we’re not too far gone [Outro – (Soft, stripped again)] [ELIROBB:] I’m not proud of everything… [Ethereal:] But I’m still here. [Both (whispered harmony):] And that has to count for something.

Ashes we buried (EtherealWave257 x ELIROBB)