Ashes on the Highway

[Intro, distorted electric guitar feedback, heavy drums build] [Verse 1] [Male Vocal, raw] He walked alone on a cold, deserted highway With the wind cutting through like memories that stay In his pocket, a map that never led anywhere And in his eyes, a war no one could repair [Heavy Guitar Riff] A long trail of wounds he never really closed And a heart that still bled slow beneath the bones But when he saw the burning horizon glow He knew it was time to rise and grow [Pre-Chorus] [Male Vocal, slightly strained] The sky was falling like an ancient secret And the night felt like it would never end But something deep inside, almost breathless Started... to rise again [Guitar Chord crash] [Chorus] [Male Vocal, powerful, anthemic] Ashes on the highway, I’m burning again [Powerful Drums, Driving Bass] Ashes on the highway, I rise from the pain [Male Vocal, powerful, anthemic] Ashes on the highway, I’m finding my name Oh-oh-oh, I’m finding my name… [Heavy Guitar Riff, energetic] [Verse 2] [Male Vocal, raw] He remembered all the promises undone Words abandoned, floating under the sun And how the world felt heavy as a stone Turning every breath into a battleground alone [Heavy Guitar Riff] But on that dirty, silent stretch of road A thought inside began to unfold: “I’m not the ruins I left behind I’m the spark that refuses to die inside.” [Pre-Chorus] [Male Vocal, slightly strained] The wind carried an old familiar song A calling he had always known A rough voice rising from within Saying, “The day’s not over, carry on.” [Guitar Chord crash] [Chorus] [Male Vocal, powerful, anthemic] Ashes on the highway, I’m burning again [Powerful Drums, Driving Bass] Ashes on the highway, I rise from the pain [Male Vocal, powerful, anthemic] Ashes on the highway, I’m finding my name Oh-oh-oh, I’m finding my name… [Heavy Guitar Solo, raw, expressive] [Bridge] [Male Vocal, raw] And when the world begins to fall… [Harmonies, low volume] (leave the ashes, leave the ashes…) [Male Vocal, raw] When the wind tries to break it all… [Harmonies, low volume] (breathe the ashes, breathe the ashes…) [Male Vocal, raw] Remember the fire can rise again Even from dust that tried to trap you then [Male Vocal, rising, emotional, raw] You’re more than the ashes… [Male Vocal, rising, emotional, raw] More than the ashes… [Male Vocal, rising, emotional, raw] You’re more… [Heavy Guitar Riff, building intensity] [Final Chorus] [Male Vocal, powerful, anthemic] Ashes on the highway, I’m burning again [Powerful Drums, Driving Bass] Ashes on the highway, I rise from the pain [Male Vocal, powerful, anthemic] Ashes on the highway, I’m finding my name [Male Vocal, powerful, anthemic] Oh-oh-oh, I’m finding my name… [Male Vocal, shouting, gritty, grunge style] I’m finding… [Male Vocal, shouting, gritty, grunge style] I’m finding… [Male Vocal, shouting, gritty, grunge style] MY NAME! [Outro, wailing electric guitar, heavy drums fade out]