Ashes
From Ashes to Memories: A Tale of Heartbreak and Redemption
Lyrics
Try to forget what I did
Expressing a desire to forget a past action.
Guilt beginning to settle in
Acknowledging the onset of guilt for the mentioned action.
Let's not pretend that it's alright
Rejecting pretense about the situation being alright.
I could not stay to watch us fall apart
Explaining the inability to witness the relationship's disintegration.
I left you behind with nothing, no one
Leaving someone behind with nothing and no one.
I left myself with these wounds, this pain (and now)
Personal suffering from wounds and pain.
You are nothing but ashes left of all I once knew
Describing the person as reduced to ashes, symbolizing a profound loss.
You are no more than a memory
Highlighting the person's reduced status to a mere memory.
Burning with the truth
Emphasizing the intense emotional burning associated with truth.
Save us both from the heartache
Expressing a plea to avoid mutual heartache.
Was it so hard to walk away?
Raising a question about the difficulty of walking away.
You are innocence at it's best
Describing the person as embodying pure innocence.
I do not deserve what you offer
Rejecting the idea of deserving what the person offers.
I left you behind with nothing, no one
Repeating the act of leaving someone behind with nothing and no one.
I left myself with these wounds, this pain (and now)
Reiterating personal suffering from wounds and pain.
You are nothing but ashes left of all I once knew
Reiterating the person's reduced state to ashes and loss.
You are no more than a memory
Reiterating the person's diminished status to a mere memory.
Burning with the truth
Reiterating the emotional intensity associated with truth.
Nothing but ashes
Emphasizing the person's state as nothing but ashes.
I left you behind with nothing, no one
Repeating the act of leaving someone behind with nothing and no one.
I left myself with these wounds, this pain (and now, now, now)
Reiterating personal suffering from wounds and pain with emphasis on the present.
You are nothing but ashes left of all I once knew
Reiterating the person's reduced state to ashes and loss.
You are no more than a memory
Reiterating the person's diminished status to a mere memory.
Burning with the truth
Reiterating the emotional intensity associated with truth.
Nothing but ashes!
Concluding with the repetition of the person being nothing but ashes.
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