(Verse 1)
The fireplace is charcoal, the embers have gone gray
The fire we were tending just flickered all away
Now there’s something falling, soft against the glass
The ghost of every"forever" that we let pass
It isn’t snow or water, it’s lighter than the breath
Of a love that’s found its ending in a quiet, silver death.
(Chorus)
And it’s a beautiful ash rain
Falling from the sky
The remains of every"I love you" and every whispered lie
It’s coating all the rooftops and the garden where we met
The softest kind of sorrow that I haven't finished yet
So close your eyes and let it drift, let it cover up the pain
In the middle of the winter and the beautiful ash rain.
(Verse 2)
The world is turning ghostly, a landscape made of smoke
The weight of all the words that we never even spoke
It’s settling on my shoulders, it’s silvering my hair
A million burnt-out wishes floating in the midnight air
I’ll wrap myself in shadows and I’ll try to find the rest
With the soot of our lost history heavy on my chest.
(Chorus)
Yeah, it’s a beautiful ash rain
Falling from the sky
The remains of every"I love you" and every whispered lie
It’s coating all the rooftops and the garden where we met
The softest kind of sorrow that I haven't finished yet
So close your eyes and let it drift, let it cover up the pain
In the middle of the winter and the beautiful ash rain.
(Bridge)
They say that from the ashes, something new is bound to grow
But tonight the world is quiet and the light is sinking low
I’m just a weary dreamer in a town of falling gray
Waiting for the wind to come and blow the rest away.
(Outro)
Sleep now, my darling...
The sky is falling down.
In a million tiny pieces
All across this town.
Just a beautiful ash rain...
Until the morning light.
