[Verse 1] I still set one plate On the table for you Old dent in the chair You're mug, I can't move Your coat on the hook Like you'll walk in soon But the house holds its breath When the dark eats the room [Pre-Chorus] I hear your name in the drainpipe In the engine in the rain I bite down on the silence But it bites back just the same [Chorus] I'm carrying ashes in my hands Still trying to stand I'm carrying ashes in my hands I don't know if I can But I can't let go I can't let go I'm carrying ashes in my hands [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2] The phone screen lights up With your last little text Three words and a smile I keep reading it back The bed's gone cold On the side you were on And I swear I still reach For a body that's gone [Pre-Chorus] Every mile feels longer Every breath gets thin I got pain in my armor And a war under my skin [Chorus] I'm carrying ashes in my hands Still trying to stand I'm carrying ashes in my hands I don't know if I can But I can't let go I can't let go I'm carrying ashes in my hands [Bridge] If I scream to the ceiling Will you answer the night? If I fall to my knees here Will you still be my light? One more step One more mile One more scar One more while [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] I'm carrying ashes in my hands Still trying to stand I'm carrying ashes in my hands I don't know if I can But I'll break through the cold For the love that I hold I'm carrying ashes in my hands
