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"Ashes We Become" is a scathing alternative rock anthem decrying humanity's greed-driven environmental devastation. Through accusatory verses, it lambasts corporate profit-chasing, ego-fueled apathy, and the erasure of ecosystems, building to an explosive, repetitive chorus warning of self-inflicted ruin: "Ashes, ashes, we're ashes we become." Intimate bridges offer fleeting hope for awakening, framed by soaring builds and atmospheric intensity, evoking urgent societal critique.Full Lyrics (Vocals Only)We're burning down the temple stone by stone
The profit margin carved in every bone
They tell us "growth" while the rivers run dry
And we don't question, we don't even try
The oceans choke on our ambition
Our children's breath—just another condition
We count the money while the forests fall
And someday there won't be answers for it allCan you feel it slipping through your hands?
Can you see it crumbling where we stand?We're digging deeper into empty ground
Ashes, ashes, we're ashes we become
Running from the sound of our own damage
Ashes, ashes, we're ashes we become
(Ashes we become, ashes we become)The boardroom laughs while the planet screams
We're trading futures for impossible dreams
Another species whispers its last goodbye
Another species has to die
But the shares go up—that's what matters
The sound of everything that scatters
We're building towers from the bones of the earth
And we'll never know redemption's worthCan you hear it breaking in the dark?
Can you see we're missing the mark?We're digging deeper into empty ground
Ashes, ashes, we're ashes we become
Running from the sound of our own damage
Ashes, ashes, we're ashes we becomeWe call it progress when we poison the well
We're writing our own catastrophe spell
Ego makes us blind to what we've done
We're melting the ice, we're blocking the sun
The science screams but we refuse to listen
Our apathy is a weapon glistening
We're building empires on the graves of tomorrow
And no amount of money can buy back the sorrowOne last chance to wake up from this dream
One last breath before we follow the stream
Into the darkness, into the deep
Into a silence we can't keep
(Can't keep, can't keep...)Can you feel the weight upon your soul?
Can you see we're losing all control?We're digging deeper into empty ground
Ashes, ashes, we're ashes we become
Running from the sound of our own damage
Ashes, ashes, we're ashes we becomeSo raise your voice or forever hold your peace
The time for silence is finally deceased
We're the architects of our own decline
Drawing the final line
But maybe, just maybe, we can still turn around
Before we all become just ashes on the ground
Before we all become just ashes on the groundWe're digging deeper into empty ground
Ashes, ashes, we're ashes we become
Running from the sound of our own damage
Ashes, ashes, we're ashes we becomeAshes we become
Ashes we become
We're ashes... we're ashes...

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