Ashes in a Cold Room

[Intro] (Solo Cello, slow and melancholic, deep resonance) (Soft felt piano chords) [Verse 1] The wallpaper is peeling back like skin The radiators hiss, but nothing’s warm within You left your ghost under the bed I’m wearing every hollow word you said My flannel’s torn, the coffee’s cold Just like the lies that we both sold. [Chorus] (Cello mimics a sob) And it’s gray... it’s always gray I’m watching all my colors bleed away Don’t look at me, don’t try to fix the break There’s nothing left for you to take. [Verse 2] The floorboards moan beneath my weight I’m far too tired to even feel the hate A cigarette burnt a hole in the rug Just another memory I need to drug The ceiling’s low, the air is thin I’m drowning in the shape of what has been. [Chorus] And it’s gray... it’s always gray I’m watching all my colors bleed away Don’t look at me, don’t try to fix the break There’s nothing left for you to take. [Verse 3] (Music gets more dissonant, piano notes are sharp) The mirror’s cracked, I like the view It splits my face the way you used to do I’m picking glass out of my palm The storm is better than this hollow calm The shadows stretch, the light is dead I'm living in the dirt inside my head. [Bridge] (Build-up: Cello becomes aggressive and soaring) (Vocal: Gritty, raw, near shouting but strained) You sold my soul for a silver coin! You cut the thread you helped to join! I’m down in a hole... I’m losing control... [Interlude] (Violent Cello Solo - high notes, scratching strings) (Sudden Silence - 3 seconds) [Outro] (Whispered, very close to mic) It’s so cold. The room is... so cold. (Single low piano note, fading into hiss) [End]