[Verse 1] I woke up in the wreckage of a war I didn’t start Shadows on the ceiling writing names across my heart Every breath is borrowed from a debt I’ll never pay Angels in the mirror turn their faces away [Pre-Chorus] Can you hear the silence scream? Can you feel the fracture in the dream? [Chorus] This is the constant struggle, burning in my veins Good and evil locked inside, tearing through the chains Every step I’m falling, every scar ignites I’m still standing in the ashes of the fight Oh, I’m still standing in the ashes of the fight [Verse 2] I’ve tasted holy water, I’ve swallowed the flame Carried both their banners, still I wear the shame The serpent whispers mercy while the lion learns to crawl Heaven’s getting crowded, hell’s not far at all [Pre-Chorus] Can you see the war inside my eyes? Can you count the truths that learned to lie? [Chorus] This is the constant struggle, burning in my veins Good and evil locked inside, tearing through the chains Every step I’m falling, every scar ignites I’m still standing in the ashes of the fight Oh, I’m still standing in the ashes of the fight [Bridge] I’m not the saint, I’m not the sinner Just a soul caught in the middle of the winter If I break, let me break open wide Let the light bleed out from the dark inside [Guitar solo – soaring, melodic, minor-key bends climbing to major resolution] [Final Chorus – half-step up, full band] This is the constant struggle, screaming through my soul Good and evil collide tonight, trying to make me whole Every tear I’m offering, every wound I write I’ll keep standing in the ashes of the fight Yeah, I’ll keep standing in the ashes of the fight [Outro] Ashes… ashes… I’m still here.
