Ashes from My Hands

[Intro – sparse, eerie rhythm, whispered vocal layers over atmospheric bass hum] I held the flame Too tight again And called the burn My only friend [Verse 1 – slow, crawling rhythm, brooding bass groove] Every word I spit comes back Sharpened by the things I lack Built a house and lit the fuse Watched it fall, called it truth [Pre-Chorus – rhythmic, building tension] It’s always me Behind the fall I curse the height But built the wall [Chorus – dynamic explosion, layered vocals] **I ruin what I reach** Burn everything I teach **Ashes from my hands** Fall like broken plans **I dig my own decline** Call it fate to feel fine But I know — I burned the line [Verse 2 – syncopated riff, creeping intensity] Sabotage dressed up as grace Smile stitched onto disgrace Pull the pin just to feel alive Sink the ship just to survive [Bridge – distorted guitar/drum pattern in odd time signature] (Whispered under chaos) I didn't mean to But I meant it Every fracture Was invented [Instrumental Break – chaotic, layered riffs (5/4 to 7/8)] [Chorus – heavier, anguished vocals] **I ruin what I reach** It slips and cuts beneath **Ashes from my hands** No gods, no second chance **I fail with perfect aim** Then rewrite the blame But I know — I'm the flame [Outro – fading dissonant guitar harmonics, soft spoken outro] (Spoken) I’ve never held anything That I didn’t break Maybe that’s the lesson... Or maybe... That’s the lie [End – slow decrescendo into silence] [Outro – heavier, anguished vocals] **I ruin what I reach** It slips and cuts beneath **Ashes from my hands** No gods, no second chance **I fail with perfect aim** Then rewrite the blame But I know — I'm the flame