NERATHIS EP: AFTER THE ASHFALL - TRACK 1 — AFTER THE ASHFALL

[Low Choir Intro – Distant, Smouldering] The fires went quiet The sky came back No thunder followed No second act [Verse 1] We stood in the ruins Counting the cost Not what was taken But what was lost The walls still stand The roads still lead But every stone remembers What we agreed [Pre-Chorus] We asked for cleansing We begged for flame Now we live inside What remains [Chorus] This is after the ashfall After the crowns burned down No songs for the victors No absolution now We wanted the ending We got the weight This is after the ashfall And we’re forced to stay [Verse 2] The banners fell The orders died But the hands that followed them Still try to hide You can’t unlearn What the fire showed You can’t outrun What you chose to know [Pre-Chorus 2] We called it justice We called it fate Now we wake each day Too late [Chorus] This is after the ashfall After the sky went still No gods descended No final will We wanted the ending We got the wait This is after the ashfall And we’re forced to stay [Bridge – Drop to Drums + Low Strings] No prophecy survived the flame No throne stood clean No name unchanged [Final Chorus – Heavier, Slower] This is after the ashfall Where nothing resets We carry the fire And all its debts There is no return No cleansing rain This is after the ashfall And we remain [Outro – Choir Fades] We remain