“Soft acoustic guitar long intro” [Verse 1 electric guitar” Boy in the corner Hands clean Eyes open Nothing on him Still they close ranks Words cut first Then the fists follow Same story every time He never swung Never lied worth a damn Hallways turn on him Faces already closed [Pre-Chorus] Silence gets loud Weight sits on his back Charges written before he spoke Mouths already full of the verdict [Chorus] Ashes of the innocent They burn him for crimes he never touched Ashes of the innocent No reason Just the need to put someone down Strike the match Watch him fall Ashes of the innocent — they take everything [Verse 2] Same blank stare in the mirror Piece by piece they strip him Count every sin they invent While he sinks under their stories Rules never made for him Kneel or take the hit Quiet is over Storm already found its target [Pre-Chorus] Silence gets loud Weight sits on his back Charges written before he spoke Mouths already full of the verdict [Chorus] Ashes of the innocent They burn him for crimes he never touched Ashes of the innocent No reason Just the need to put someone down Strike the match Watch him fall Ashes of the innocent — they take everything “Long instrumental” [Bridge] One voice starts Rest of them pile on Name gets dragged through the dirt Clean hands mean nothing here Quiet kid becomes the enemy (Breakdown) Burn him Burn him Burn him down “More instrumental with a insane guitar solo” [Final Chorus] Ashes of the innocent They burn him for crimes he never touched Ashes of the innocent No reason Just the need to put someone down Strike the match Let the truth burn with him Ashes of the innocent — they take everything Ashes of the innocent… He never asked for this war “Instrumental outro faded out”
