[Grunge it up!] Ashes Under Silk

[Intro – Nahla | distant] [wordless arabic-style lament ] [Verse 1] Dust in my lungs Cheap motel soul Broken strings hanging from a heart full of holes The city was dying Neon turned grey Then you walked through the smoke like a prayer gone astray [Pre-Chorus] And your gold eyes burned through my rust Like holy fire crawling through dust [Chorus] You move like silk over broken glass A ghost in the smoke I can’t get past Everybody says you’re not real But your voice still cuts and your touch still heals Ashes under silk Ashes under silk You kiss like a curse But somehow it still feels holy [Verse 2 – heavier] Static in my bloodstream Feedback in my head Every road I ever took led me to the dead Then your hands touched the ritual flame And suddenly the darkness knew my name [Bridge – Nahla] “Ya leil… even ruined hearts still burn…” [Final Chorus] You move like silk over broken glass A saint in the ruins of my collapsed past And maybe love was never clean Maybe it was always smoke and gasoline Ashes under silk… [Outro – Nahla & Male Voice] Nahla (soft, haunting) “Ya leil… some flames never ask permission…” Male Voice (broken, tired) I tried to bury your name in the dust In motel rooms In whiskey In noise… But every lonely road Still led back to you Nahla (closer now) “And even ruined hearts… still remember how to burn…” [Final Build – Together] You were never the wound… You were the fire inside it Ashes under silk… Ashes under silk… [Ending] [distorted guitar feedback slowly blending into distant arabic humming and desert wind] 🌙🔥