[Verse 1 – soft, sung, intimate] I lit my heart just to keep you warm, Held the fire through the endless storm. Every ember was your name on my skin, Every silence pulled me deeper in. [Pre-Chorus – rising gently, melodic] I don’t need a crown, I don’t need the sky, I just need your voice before I die. [Chorus – sung clear, emotional] Hold me close with ashes in your hands, I will fall, but babe, I’ll never stand. Every scar is a song, every tear a brand, I belong with the ashes in your hands. [Verse 2 – tender, with rough edges] Your shadow stays when the night turns grey, I chase your ghost but it fades away. Every wound I’ve kept still whispers your name, Every broken piece still burns the same. [Pre-Chorus – more desperate, but sung sweet] I don’t need the sun, I don’t need the rain, I just need your love to drown the pain. [Chorus – melodic, heartfelt] Hold me close with ashes in your hands, I will fall, but babe, I’ll never stand. Every scar is a song, every tear a brand, I belong with the ashes in your hands. [Bridge – whispered into soft singing] (Whisper) “Babe… even ruin feels like home with you.” (Sung, fragile) Break me slower, love me true, I was born to bleed for you. [Final Chorus – quiet, fading, almost lullaby] Hold me close with ashes in your hands, I will fall, but babe, I’ll never stand. Every scar is a song, every tear a brand, I belong with the ashes in your hands. [Outro – whispered, fading to silence] “…I belong.”
