Lyrics:

They pressed the cinders with their heel
The last red glow refused to heal
Smoke was silence in my lungs
They ground the sparks, they bit my tongue

I swallowed embers, choking heat
The taste of iron, dust, defeat
Each shout was buried, starved of air
A blackened scar, but nothing there

Stamping out the flame inside
Ash is all I’ve left to hide
Skin is pale, my breath expires
A body cold, without the fire

The coals collapsed beneath their weight
The hands that smothered sealed my fate
No blaze to guard, no light to see
Just hollow smoke consuming me

Stamping out the flame inside
Ash is all I’ve left to hide
Skin is pale, my breath expires
A body cold, without the fire

Burnt tongue, cracked teeth, choking haze
I begged for flame, they gave me graves
The smoke has filled my ribs, my veins
No anger left, no self remains

Stamping out the flame inside
Ash is all I’ve left to hide
Skin is pale, my breath expires
A body cold, without the fire

Ash Without Flame

Atlas I.