Ashes in the Wire (Remastered)

[Intro] Yeah... Oh no... Still hear them call... [Verse 1] Dust in my lungs and blood on my sleeves Burnt-out halos hanging in the trees Radio whispers names I once knew Static ghosts coming back in blue Sleep don’t stay where the sirens crawl Every shadow looks ten feet tall Steel-tooth moon above the sand Shaking while I wash these hands [Pre-Chorus] And the night keeps breathing Right into my skull... [Chorus] I’m still crawling through the fire Ashes hanging from the wire Every scream still lives in me Like a nail beneath the skin I hear the engines cry Underneath a dead black sky Can’t bury what survived Can’t kill what’s still alive [Verse 2] Dog tags buried under broken stone No man comes back the way he goes Faces flicker in the rain-stained glass All my tomorrows tied to the past Bottle half-empty by the bed again Trying to drown what I became But the silence cuts more deep Than any wound they left in me [Pre-Chorus] And the dark keeps feeding Everything I hide... [Chorus] I’m still crawling through the fire Ashes hanging from the wire Every scream still lives in me Like a nail beneath the skin I hear the engines cry Underneath a dead black sky Can’t bury what survived Can’t kill what’s still alive [Bridge] No prayer... No peace... Only echoes underneath my teeth Cold sweat... Sunrise... Still see the flash behind my eyes [Guitar Solo - Slow emotional bending solo, feedback swells, mournful sustained notes] [Final Chorus] I’m still crawling through the fire Ashes hanging from the wire Every scream still lives in me Like a chain around my feet Hear the engines die Underneath the burning sky Can’t bury what survived Can’t kill what’s still alive [Outro] Yeah... Still alive... Still alive...