[Verse 1] Every night I lie awake Staring at the ceiling crack Counting all the things I buried In the hollow of my back Your name still cuts the silence Like a blade I kept too near And the words I never handed you Keep pacing in my ear [Pre-Chorus] I bit my tongue till it turned to stone Held my breath till I felt like smoke Now the room is full of old goodbyes And I’m the ghost they chose [Chorus] Ashes on my tongue Ashes on my tongue (on my tongue) All the words I left undone All the words I left undone I was close enough to break Close enough to make it right Now I feed the dark my shame Every night, every night [Verse 2] There’s a photograph in a drawer Folded edges, faded blue We were young and loud and certain That the night would wait for you But I watched it split apart slow Like a house in winter rain And I let the final thunder Wear your heartbeat like a name [Pre-Chorus] I bit my tongue till it turned to stone Held my breath till I felt like smoke Now the room is full of old goodbyes And I’m the ghost they chose [Chorus] Ashes on my tongue Ashes on my tongue (on my tongue) All the words I left undone All the words I left undone I was close enough to break Close enough to make it right Now I feed the dark my shame Every night, every night [Bridge] If I called your name tonight Would the walls come down Would the dead still listen Would you turn around I’ve been dragging this regret Like a chain through my ribs And the truth is still the same I was afraid to live [Final Chorus] Ashes on my tongue Ashes on my tongue (on my tongue) All the words I left undone All the words I left undone I was close enough to break Close enough to make it right Now I kneel inside the dark And I pay for it tonight Ashes on my tongue Ashes on my tongue (on my tongue) All the words I left undone All the words I left undone
