[1950s Soulful Blues Ballad Tempo: Slow and steady, mournful but proud Vocal Feel: Starts soft and broken grows stronger and prouder by the end (big final notes!)] [Verse 1] Ashes on my pillow, tears in my bed, Dreams that we whispered now dance in my head. You walked away, left a hollowed-out tune, But my heart's still singin’ under this moon. [Chorus] 🎶 Ashes on my pillow, but fire in my chest, You broke my heart — but I won't love you less. I rise from the ruins, I shine through the pain, Ashes on my pillow... but strength in my veins. 🎶 [Verse 2] Smoke in the mirror, ghost in the door, I ain't cryin’ over you anymore. You can keep the lies, you can take the blame, But you can't touch my soul, you can't steal my name. [Chorus] 🎶 Ashes on my pillow, but fire in my chest, You broke my heart — but I won't love you less. I rise from the ruins, I shine through the pain, Ashes on my pillow... but strength in my veins. 🎶 [Bridge – Quiet and smoky at first, then building power] Mmm... Wipe these ashes from my skin, Turn this heartbreak into a win... [Final Chorus – Big gospel-style soul blast] 🎶 Ashes on my pillow, but fire in my chest, You broke my heart — but I won't love you less. I rise from the ruins, I shine through the pain, Ashes on my pillow... Ashes on my pillow... But strength... in... my... veins. 🎶
