I buried fire beneath the stream It hissed, it sang, it turned to steam And from that mist, you called my name In ash and rain, in ash and rain I left my voice in hollow trees It echoed back in minor keys A prayer I whispered once in vain Came back in ash, came back in rain Ash in rain, wash me clean Burn my sorrow, plant the seed Let it grow where I have lain Let me bloom in ash and rain I wore your shadow like a shawl I danced with ghosts that couldn’t fall The roots, they reached to hold my shame And braided it with ash and rain I watched the fire eat the pine And wrote your name in soot and brine The wind erased it all the same Just left me ash, and left me rain “Ash for memory… rain for mercy… Soil for the ones we could not keep.” Ash… rain… ash… rain… Ash in rain, wash me clean Burn my sorrow, plant the seed Let it grow where I have lain Let me bloom in ash and rain I sang goodbye but held too tight I touched the flame and called it light We let it go, we broke the chain Now all that’s left is ash and rain Ash in rain, wash us clean Burn our sorrow, plant the seed Let it grow where we have lain Let us bloom in ash and rain Let us bloom… in ash… and rain… “In ash and rain.”
