Ash and Questions

[Inspired by the Book of Job] [Intro – Whispered over wind and ember sounds] I sat in ashes… and the silence was louder than the storm. [Verse 1 – Soft, mournful] The crown is gone, the fields are bare My hands still reach, but there's nothing there Friends speak in riddles, truth wrapped in flame They call it sin, but I bear no name [Verse 2 – Building tension] Skin cracked dry, soul scraped raw Heaven closed like iron law I plead with dust, I shout at stone Is it still called prayer if I stand alone? [Chorus – Shouted with ache] Ash and questions—nothing more I’m not what I was before God, if You’re there—speak or strike Just don’t stay silent one more night [Verse 3 – Whispered, almost spoken] I blessed You when the harvest came Now I bleed, and still I refrain But why this silence? Why this scar? Have You gone? Or are You far? [Bridge – Slow, heavy, grief-laced] I won’t curse But I won't lie I won't bow But I still cry If You’re just— Then speak in fire If You're near— Then lift me higher [Final Chorus – Roared then dropped to whisper] Ash and questions—nothing more I laid it bare on heaven’s floor I’ve heard of You… now I wait Let the fire answer Let it break. [Outro – Fading, quiet echo] I sat in ashes… and the silence sang back.