[Intro – spoken in patois] Sometime mi waan know… if di watah memba, All di faces weh it tek unda… [Verse 1] Mama light candle inna di kitchen glow, Pray mi come home, no fight, no blow. Gunshot echo, dat a lullaby, Sirens sing, pickney start cry. Mi used to dream ‘bout a safer street, Doors wide open, no lock, no beat, But time freeze when mi bredda gone, Name pon di wall till di break of dawn. Mi talk to shadow weh a walk wid mi, Dem know di heat, di hustle, di city. Every step a bet, every move a try, But di dice roll heavy when yuh cyaan get by. Still mi seek peace, but di air so tight, Hope inna di ghetto like a rare moonlight. Even inna dark, mi find di spark, Even when mi lost, mi still play mi part. [Pre-Chorus] Mi nah go be statistic, Nah be jus’ anodda name, Dem teach yuh quick inna dis game, Fi survive, yuh fight through di pain. [Chorus] Ashes inna lake, wash ‘way inna rain, Everyting we lose, everyting we gain. Mi walk through di fire, still stand intact, Every step mi tek, mi pull meself back. Ashes inna lake, still mi see di light, Mi chase tomorrow, but mi fight tonight. Every scar pon mi soul, every crack in di ground, Mi deh yah forever, cyaan keep mi down. [🔥 Guitar Solo – soaring, melodic, emotional – leads into Verse 2] [Verse 2] Yuh see it inna eye, di pain deep-set, Cyaa hide from di struggle yuh never met. Lose friend, lose time, still mi press on, Every day a blessin’ though di lesson strong. Mi deh pon di road chase what’s lef’ a mi, Nah let ghost bury mi beneath di city. Trust inna beat, trust inna word, Heart pon mi sleeve like a battle sword. [Pre-Chorus] Mi nah go be statistic, Nah be jus’ anodda name, Dem teach yuh quick inna dis game, Fi survive, yuh fight through di pain. [Chorus] Ashes inna lake, wash ‘way inna rain, Everyting we lose, everyting we gain. Mi walk through di fire, still stand intact, Every step mi tek, mi pull meself back. Ashes inna lake, still mi see di light, Mi chase tomorrow, but mi fight tonight. Every scar pon mi soul, every crack in di ground, Mi deh yah forever, cyaan keep mi down. [Bridge – spoken dub echo] City nah forgive… but mi nuh beg forgiveness. Mi deh yah fi grow… fi step out… one step at a time. Di street nuh define mi… A di fight inna mi heart define mi. [Final Chorus – drop & build] Ashes inna lake, wash ‘way inna rain, Everyting we lose, everyting we gain. Mi walk through di fire, still stand intact, Every step mi tek, mi pull meself back. Ashes inna lake, still mi see di light, Mi chase tomorrow, but mi fight tonight. Every scar pon mi soul, every crack in di ground, Mi deh yah forever, cyaan keep mi down. [🔥 Outro Solo – emotional peak synth-guitar duet, soaring and fading into deep dub reverb] [Outro – dub fade] Ashes inna lake… but we still rise. Keep walkin’… keep fightin’… still alive…