Verse 1 Words I swallowed turned to stone inside Choking down the silence I couldn’t hide All the promises burned before they left my tongue Every fire I lit has already come undone Chorus Ashes in my mouth, nothing sweet remains Every truth I bit back only left a stain Can’t wash it clean, can’t spit it out I’m living with the ashes in my mouth Verse 2 Pages torn from a book I’ll never write Heavy on my chest in the quiet night What I should’ve said still cuts me raw Every scar is proof of what I saw Chorus Ashes in my mouth, nothing sweet remains Every truth I bit back only left a stain Can’t wash it clean, can’t spit it out I’m living with the ashes in my mouth Bridge Smoke in my lungs, it’s all I breathe A bitter taste I’ll never leave Broken voice, but I still sing From the ruin comes the sting Final Chorus Ashes in my mouth, nothing sweet remains Every truth I bit back only left a stain Can’t wash it clean, can’t spit it out I’m living with the ashes in my mouth Ashes in my mouth, I’m still burning down
