[Verse 1] The sky lit red, but I felt so blue Fireworks cracked where I once held you Crowds all cheered, but I just sighed I saw your ghost in the smoke drift by You said, "Make a wish, this one’s for you" But what do I wish for when the wish was you? [Chorus] Ashes in July, falling like stars I carry your name in invisible scars Did you hear the sky cry when you left that night? All that light, but none felt right Tell me, did the stars lie? Or was it just goodbye On the Fourth of July? [Verse 2] There’s laughter and lawn chairs on every street But I’m walking alone, slow-burning heat They say, "Celebrate, forget the pain" But you come back with every flame I whisper your name in the cannon’s boom As if you might answer from beyond the plume [Bridge] You once said, "Even fireworks fade" But I thought we’d glow beyond the parade They fold the flag, they pass the light But I’m stuck in the echo of that final night Do you still dance through the fireflies? Or are you just silence behind the skies? [Final Chorus] Ashes in July, falling like prayers You’re not gone, you’re just... somewhere Did you hear the sky cry when I called your name? All that beauty, but nothing’s the same So I sing to the sky Like a lullaby On the Fourth of July
