ASHES IN THE GLOW

Woke up in the static, the color was gone

Light from the blinds felt like a loaded song

Mouth full of metal, eyes full of glass

Yesterday's ghosts still dragging the past

I spoke to the ceiling, it said nothing back

Another day choking on shades of black

Laughed at myself just to feel like I could

But even my shadow don't think I'm good

There's fireflies trapped in a bottle on the shelf

Flickering soft, but they beg to be felt

I keep the lid closed, scared they might burn

What if they leave and never return?

I feel like I'm drowning in air too thin

Smile on my face, but the war's within

Told the world I'm fine just to make it slow

But I'm ashes in the glow

Just ashes in the glow

And if I go quiet, don't chase the sound

Sometimes the silence is where I'm found

I walk through the dark with my head hung low

Just ashes in the glow

I've counted the pills, I've weighed the rope

But something keeps whispering fragments of hope

Maybe it's cowardice, maybe it's grace

Maybe it's your voice I still can't replace

I wear this pain like a custom suit

Tailored in shame, stitched with the truth

They say it gets better, but they never say when

And I'm not sure I wanna start again

There's fireflies dancing inside my head

Some nights they sparkle, some nights they're dead

I try to believe they'll light my way

But I've burned too long to trust the day

I feel like I'm drowning in air too thin

Smile on my face, but the war's within

Told the world I'm fine just to make it slow

But I'm ashes in the glow

Just ashes in the glow

And if I go quiet, don't chase the sound

Sometimes the silence is where I'm found

I walk through the dark with my head hung low

Just ashes in the glow

If I vanish, leave the light on still

Let the fireflies know they're welcome here

Tell the night it didn't win, not quite

Even broken stars throw out some light

Ashes in the glow

Ashes in the glow

Maybe that's how wild things grow