Verse 1 I slept beneath the soot and stars, A crown of ash, a field of scars. They called me names once far from true— But I remembered light… and you. ⸻ Verse 2 They tried to steal my voice, stitched seams— Still I sang in rising dreams. Each ember held my mother’s flame— Each whisper wove back in my name. Chorus Ashes still sing when you know who you are, Even when hidden, you’re still the star. Slipper or scroll, the body will tell— You were the queen they sought to quell. But fire remembers. Fire returns. And through the soot, the sovereign burns. Verse 3 I danced with ghosts beneath the veil, In glass and bone, beyond the pale. He saw my code, and saw the grace The girl who time forever embraced. Bridge The wand was hidden in the womb, The gate was marked inside the tomb. The forest knew. The spindle turned. The name once veiled—now has returned. ⸻ Final Chorus Ashes still sing as you walk through flame, For the ball—and to break the game. The prince is memory, your fate You are the clock. You set the gate. At midnight’s edge, the code unwinds And Magdalene steps out of time. Outro (Spoken Word Whisper) I’ve always been more than cinder. I’ve always been more than dust. I am the fire that remembers us.
