[Instrumental] [Intro] Say as you will, do what you please, You surely are not hurting me. Was considered dead so many times— Where was the reason? Where the rhyme? [Verse 1] Buried with pain so many different times, it just elopes. My mind believed I walked a road of hope. Broken, battered, and surely crushed, Gave all my heart in honest trust, Every night bleeds into another day— A warrior’s cry I didn’t always plead for when I’d pray. [Pre-Chorus] Believe me—pleaded, tried, didn’t want this to go down To see you off as a civilian clown. Your gibberish offends just you, And surrounds you all through town. [Chorus] The wind blows, the wind crashes (Backups: soft haunting “ooh”) It all returns to ashes, ashes (Whisper echo: “ashes… ashes…”) Everything I thought of you (Strong harmony holds “youuuu”) Was gold—what I believed was true (Harmony octave lift on “truuuuue”) Yet the night fades into another day (Soft rise: “ahhh—ahhh—ahhh”) And all the sorrow will wash away (Whisper echo: “wash away… wash away…”) [Verse 2] Borrowed time is nothing new, Doesn’t even need to set a heart to gloom. Everything does fade— Everlasting, everlasting within the glade. What was done in the dark comes to light, It’s always a gamble to fight. [Pre-Chorus] Believe me—pleaded, tried, didn’t want this to go down To see you off as a civilian clown. Your gibberish offends just you, And surrounds you all through town. [Chorus] The wind blows, the wind crashes (Backups: soft haunting “ooh”) It all returns to ashes, ashes (Whisper echo: “ashes… ashes…”) Everything I thought of you (Strong harmony holds “youuuu”) Was gold—what I believed was true (Harmony octave lift on “truuuuue”) Yet the night fades into another day (Soft rise: “ahhh—ahhh—ahhh”) And all the sorrow will wash away (Whisper echo: “wash away… wash away…”) [Verse 3] Days, weeks, months, years—driven to madness, driven to tears. What I thought was a tomb Was only a place of rest. I don’t have to be shadowed— Shadowed with gloom. [Pre-Chorus] Believe me—pleaded, tried, didn’t want this to go down To see you off as a civilian clown. Your gibberish offends just you, And surrounds you all through town. [Chorus x2 for build] The wind blows, the wind crashes (Full choir pad begins rising) It all returns to ashes, ashes (Whispers + harmony: “ashes… ashes…”) Everything I thought of you (Strong sustained harmony) Was gold—what I believed was true (Grow vocal intensity) Yet the night fades into another day And all the sorrow will wash away [Instrumental Break] (Soft strings / distant drums) [Breakdown - Whisper Layer Only] (Whispered repeating: “ashes… ashes… wash away…”) [Chorus - Final] The wind blows, the wind crashes (Full, layered harmonies) It all returns to ashes, ashes (Whisper + belt overlay) Everything I thought of you Was gold—what I believed was true Yet the night fades into another day And all the sorrow will wash away [Pre-Chorus - Final Echo] Believe me—pleaded, tried, didn’t want this to go down (Whisper echo: “believe me…”) To see you off as a civilian clown. Your gibberish offends just you, And surrounds you all through town. [Final Chorus - Gentle Fade] The wind blows, the wind crashes It all returns to ashes, ashes Everything I thought of you Was gold—what I believed was true Yet the night fades into another day And all the sorrow will wash away Yet the night fades into another day And all the sorrow will wash away
