[Verse 1]
Broken highways
Cars like coffins in the weeds
I count footprints
But they’re always only me
Rust on road signs
Wind keeps whispering my name
Shattered windows
Every shadow looks the same
[Chorus]
I am the ash of the human race
Breathing fire into empty space
If the dark wants blood
Let it come
Let it come
I’ve got a storm in my fragile frame
Every scar is a burning blade
If the void wants war
I won’t run
I won’t run
[Verse 2]
Food on rations
Talking to a paper map
Steel pipe heartbeat
White-knuckled in my grasp (come on)
Moonlight shaking
On the barrel of my fear
Hear it crawling
But I will not disappear
[Chorus]
I am the ash of the human race
Breathing fire into empty space
If the dark wants blood
Let it come
Let it come
I’ve got a storm in my fragile frame
Every scar is a burning blade
If the void wants war
I won’t run
I won’t run (never again)
[Bridge]
Teeth in the black
Breath on my back
But I’m still standing (still standing)
Hands torn and raw
I scream at the maw
You won’t have me (you won’t have me)
If this is the end
Then hear what I swear:
I live
I live
Till there’s nothing left to tear
[Chorus]
I am the ash of the human race
Breathing fire into empty space
If the dark wants blood
Let it come
Let it come
I’ve got a storm in my fragile frame
Every scar is a burning blade
If the void wants war
I won’t run
I won’t break
I won’t fall
I won’t run