[Verse 1] Salt on the shoreline Oil in the foam Kids drawing suns Outside a crumbling home Smoke in the distance News on a phone Whole world talking No one on the throne [Chorus] We’re building empires out of ashes on the ocean Lighting up the sky while the ground falls open Praying for a future in a language we forgot How many hearts do we trade for one more shot Ashes on the ocean Ashes on the ocean [Verse 2] Rain tastes like metal Fires stain the dawn Maps keep changing Names already gone Lines drawn in deserts Over bones and sand Money on the table Blood on every hand [Chorus] We’re building empires out of ashes on the ocean Lighting up the sky while the ground falls open Praying for a future in a language we forgot How many hearts do we trade for one more shot Ashes on the ocean Ashes on the ocean [Bridge] Will we learn the names Of the ones we never see Will we plant one seed For a stranger’s memory If the last green breath Is a whisper in our lungs Will we sing of mercy In a lost Forgotten tongue (oh) [Chorus] We’re building empires out of ashes on the ocean Lighting up the sky while the ground falls open Praying for a future in a language we forgot How many hearts do we trade for one more shot Ashes on the ocean Ashes on the ocean
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