[Intro – Atmospheric, Spoken Female Whisper]

(Distant wind, low bass rumble, crackling fire)

Ashes… ashes…

Yeah…

Let it breathe…

[Chorus – Male + Female, Repetitive Hook]

Ashes, ashes,

We fall to the ground.

Ashes, ashes,

We don't make a sound.

Ashes, ashes,

We fade in the wind.

Ashes, ashes,

We're the ghosts of what's been.

[Verse 1 – Male, Normal Length, Emotional]

I been walking through the fire with my head held low,

Every step I take is a step I shouldn't know.

I built my kingdom from the bones of my past,

Every brick a memory that was never meant to last.

They told me "Get back up," but the ground is all I know,

I'm the one who's learned to burn and still put on a show.

I don't need a savior, I don't need a hand,

I'm the one who turned to ashes and still made a stand.

I remember when the sky was full of light,

Now I'm staring at the embers every single night.

I'm the wave, I'm the tide, I'm the storm,

I'm the ashes that keep you warm.

[Chorus – Male + Female, Repetitive Hook]

Ashes, ashes,

We fall to the ground.

Ashes, ashes,

We don't make a sound.

Ashes, ashes,

We fade in the wind.

Ashes, ashes,

We're the ghosts of what's been.

[Verse 2 – Female, Normal Length, Haunting]

I remember when the fire was a friend,

Now it's just a shadow that I can't comprehend.

I gave you my soul, you threw it in the flame,

Now I'm picking up the pieces and I don't know my name.

You said "Forever," but forever was a lie,

Now I'm watching all our memories turn to smoke in the sky.

I don't need a savior, I don't need a sign,

I'm the one who's learned to burn and still call it mine.

I'm the ghost in the mirror, I'm the weight on your chest,

I'm the one who gave you everything and still failed the test.

I'm the wave, I'm the tide, I'm the storm,

I'm the ashes that keep you warm.

[Chorus – Male + Female, Repetitive Hook]

Ashes, ashes,

We fall to the ground.

Ashes, ashes,

We don't make a sound.

Ashes, ashes,

We fade in the wind.

Ashes, ashes,

We're the ghosts of what's been.

[Bridge – Male + Female, Stripped, Building]

(Beat drops to bass and atmospheric pads)

(Male) What if the ashes are just a start?

(Female) What if the burning makes the heart?

(Male) I'm not afraid.

(Female) I'm not afraid.

(Together) Ashes now.

(Male) I am the blade.

(Female) I am the flame.

(Together) Ashes now.

We are the same.

[Instrumental Break – Cinematic, Heavy 808, Strings]

(Beat builds — distorted 808, cinematic strings, tension rises)

(No vocals, just the beat and atmosphere building)

(Riser, then drop)

[Final Chorus – Male + Female, Explosive, Layered]

Ashes, ashes,

We fall to the ground.

Ashes, ashes,

We don't make a sound.

Ashes, ashes,

We fade in the wind.

Ashes, ashes,

We're the ghosts of what's been.

[Outro – Fading, Whispered, Male + Female]

(Beat strips down — minimal bass, reverb tail, fire crackles fade)

(Male whisper) Ashes…

(Female whisper) Still burning…

(Male whisper) Still falling…

(Together) Yeah…

(Bass fades to silence)