Ashes of the Innocent (Extended 1)

Verse 1:In the silence of the night, I hear the cry,Shaken by the earth, beneath a blood-red sky.Smoke and shadows veil the truth we can’t ignore,Lost in the darkness, longing for something more.

Pre-Chorus:Children’s whispers fade into the wind,Dreams shattered, where do we begin?No words can heal what’s been torn apart,A broken soul, a bleeding heart.

Chorus:Ashes of the innocent, falling like rain,Memories of hope drown in pain.We pray for mercy, but it’s all in vain,In this silent sorrow, all that remains is pain.

Verse 2:The city’s tears turn to dust and dust turns to stone,Every scar a story, every cry a mournful tone.Politicians hide behind their gilded walls,While innocent lives, into darkness, fall.

Pre-Chorus:Children’s whispers fade into the wind,Dreams shattered, where do we begin?No words can heal what’s been torn apart,A broken soul, a bleeding heart.

Chorus:Ashes of the innocent, falling like rain,Memories of hope drown in pain.We pray for mercy, but it’s all in vain,In this silent sorrow, all that remains is pain.

Bridge:Centuries gone, but

Guitar Solo

Verse 3

Iron gates are locking up the final road

Carrying the weight of a crushing load

Steel and fire meet within the open square

Smell of sulfur hanging in the frigid air

Looking back at ruins where the garden grew

Turning all the ancient pages into new

Foundations crumble while the heavens start to weep

Promises are broken that we meant to keep

Pre-Chorus

Children’s whispers fade into the wind

Dreams shattered, where do we begin

No words can heal what’s been torn apart

A broken soul, a bleeding heart

Chorus

Ashes of the innocent, falling like rain

Memories of hope drown

Bridge 2

Don't look away from the hollow stare

Find the courage if it's hiding there

Build a mountain from the jagged heap

Wake the spirit from the longest sleep

The clock is ticking on the chapel wall

Listen closely to the urgent call

Chorus

Ashes of the innocent, falling like rain

Memories of hope drown in pain

We pray for mercy, but it’s all in vain

In this silent sorrow, all that remains is pain

Drop

Pain

Silent sorrow

All that remains

Rise up

Outro

Scattered on the ground

Never to be found

Only rising higher

Purified by fire

The ending of the line

A moment frozen out of time

Wait for the morning

Wait for the warning

Fade to grey

Fade away

All is lost today

End