[Verse 1] We used to speak in softer tones With hands that healed instead of stones But silence took the place of grace And left a void we can’t erase [Verse 2] The flowers wilt in poisoned soil Where kindness bled and hearts recoil The sky forgot how blue once felt And fire rose where mercy knelt [Chorus] Ashes of empathy, drifting in the air What once was human isn’t there Burned by the cold, drowned in the flame Now every face forgets your name Ashes of empathy, scattered in the wind We lost the war we held within [Verse 3] A tear meant more than steel before Now tears mean weakness, nothing more We praise the strong, the cruel, the loud And bury truth beneath the crowd [Bridge – whispered or soft-spoken] You held my hand once, when I shook Now no one stops, no one looks A world gone blind from staring long At mirrors cracked by doing wrong [Chorus – slower, heavier] Ashes of empathy, fading into dust What we became betrayed our trust The flame is gone, the heart grown thin And no one dares to let love in Ashes of empathy, lost to time Buried under hate in rhyme [Outro – ambient fade] No voice remains No hand to hold Just ashes… And a world grown cold.
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