Ash and Lullabies (Live)

[Verse 1] Two hands — too small for ash and blood One clings, the other slips I drag you past the cracking glass That used to be a house Sirens don’t call for shelter here They only count the rounds I whisper lullabies to shoes That still have feet inside [Chorus] I reached, I screamed, I burned for them But war has larger hands They fall like leaves with names I heard But never got to learn The sky split open, steel walked in Like gods too blind to see I held the one the fire missed And prayed for him to sleep [Verse 2] Street of mirrors, red and grey Your mother’s voice still hums A soldier’s boot, a drifting drone And silence swallowing drums They never looked, they never saw What died beneath their knees The banners bled into the dust Like veins that stopped with ease [Bridge] Can I forgive the thunder’s path That tore you from your name? I carved a lullaby in soot To keep the child the flame had spared [Chorus – Reprise] I reached, I screamed, I burned for them But war had colder hands They crushed the world in search of pride And left me just one breath I wrapped it close, I bore it far Beyond the mech’s retreat And sang of those I could not hold To the only one I kept