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Ashes Don't Ask lyrics
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Intro
Hands keep turning while the body slows down slow Sirens in the distance but the debt still grows
Verse 1
Corner light flickers, it knows the next play call One ring cuts the quiet, then the family sends it all Bills climb higher than the prayers we lay on the floor Lost another one, no room left to grieve or ignore Circle shrinks daily, the stories start to blur and thin Pain changes faces but it answers to the same old kin Tried to outrun the hands but the hands don't bend or break Every stack I build just adds pressure to the weight I take Watch the block change faces while the clock keeps its pace No negotiation, no extension, just the final space
Chorus
Ashes don't ask for names or rank They just settle where the body sank Crowns and kingdoms turn to gray Dust don't care what the living say
Verse 2
Built a little name trying to make the hands respect But respect costs more than the check can cash or check Trouble rolls in packs when the sky breaks open wide One loss triggers two, the chain reaction don't hide Friends turn to echoes, plans turn to scattered dust The loud world keeps spinning but the quiet builds trust Watch the kingdom crumble from the inside out slow What you thought was solid turns to powder in the flow Tried to leave a mark that the dust can't erase But the mark fades faster than the memory we chase
Bridge
Maybe not knowing is the only peace left in the loud In a world that screams every answer, the quiet feels proud I don't need the full receipt for the final toll Just enough to see my own hands before they fold
Chorus
Ashes don't ask for names or rank They just settle where the body sank Crowns and kingdoms turn to gray Dust don't care what the living say
Outro
Ashes don't ask...
Inside the recording
Hands keep turning while the body slows down slow Sirens in the distance but the debt still grows
Ashes don't ask for names or rank They just settle where the body sank
Ashes don't ask...
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