Ashes & Anthems

alternative rock, emotional, male vocals, atmospheric, tremolo electric guitar, ambient intro, post-apocalyptic, dynamic build, cinematic, anthemic, gritty, poetic lyrics, Goo Goo Dolls style, buildup

April 1, 2025 at 5:32 AMv4

One foot, in front of the other...
Why am I always running for cover?
Smoke in my lungs and ghosts in my skin
Static in my head again...

Every prayer’s just a broken transmission.
Cut off mid-sentence,
lost in the friction...
I'm waiting for someone
to find the mark.
A kinetic embrace
to light up the dark.

Stitching the shape of my fear into armor
A chameleon thirst begs for the rain
Streetlights flicker like morse code warnings
This city will forget its own dead by the morning

I’ve walked through rooms where the shadows outlive us  
Where flickers fade faster when pressed with the sword  
We lit candles like they were shields of light  
But nothing sacred stays sacred in war

So sing it out, even if it shakes  
Build our fires from what the world breaks
From the wreckage, let it rise  
From ashes come anthems
If only anthems saved lives

I've bled through the chords of forgotten songs  
Choked on the dust of where I belong  
But I carry the spark in a clenched fist heart  
And scream until the fire restarts

So sing it out, even if it shakes
Build our fires from what the world breaks  
From the wreckage, let it rise  
From ashes come anthems
If only anthems saved lives

One foot, in front of the other... Why am I always running for cover? Smoke in my lungs and ghosts in my skin Static in my head again... Every prayer’s just a broken transmission. Cut off mid-sentence, lost in the friction... I'm waiting for someone to find the mark. A kinetic embrace to light up the dark. Stitching the shape of my fear into armor A chameleon thirst begs for the rain Streetlights flicker like morse code warnings This city will forget its own dead by the morning I’ve walked through rooms where the shadows outlive us Where flickers fade faster when pressed with the sword We lit candles like they were shields of light But nothing sacred stays sacred in war So sing it out, even if it shakes Build our fires from what the world breaks From the wreckage, let it rise From ashes come anthems If only anthems saved lives I've bled through the chords of forgotten songs Choked on the dust of where I belong But I carry the spark in a clenched fist heart And scream until the fire restarts So sing it out, even if it shakes Build our fires from what the world breaks From the wreckage, let it rise From ashes come anthems If only anthems saved lives