Fires in the Ash

Verse

Fingerprints on the counter where I used to sit

Ashtray empty now but there's still a scent of it

Manager came around with the 'you're letting us down' speech

Said my talent was a pipe dream and a waste of breath

Kept the same routine: coffee in the cup, smoke in the air

Told him I'll be back when the fire's burning fair

Pre-Chorus

You said I'd never see the lights, said it wouldn't take

I kept striking matches till the embers cracked

Chorus

Now the fires in the ash and they're burning out of control

Every 'you're done' was a spark, every 'give up' made me whole

They said I didn't have it but I knew what to do

Fires in the ash where my doubt used to be, it's true

Verse

Same four walls, same cold wind through the door

Different name on the lease and more bars stored

Cousin got a record deal before I did

Said he sold out quick and that was just what he said

I let that burn inside like fuel for my drive

Every time they counted me out I lit the fire twice

Pre-Chorus

You said I'd never see the lights, said it wouldn't take

I kept striking matches till the embers cracked

Chorus

Now the fires in the ash and they're burning out of control

Every 'you're done' was a spark, every 'give up' made me whole

They said I didn't have it but I knew what to do

Fires in the ash where my doubt used to be, it's true

Bridge

It wasn't just about being seen or making gold

I built this fire out of something that was told

To hold onto hate would've made it go cold

So every no, I kept turning into coal

Now they ask me what the secret is, how did you rise?

I tell 'em just the same as when my world burned down to ashes and sighs

Chorus

Now the fires in the ash and they're burning out of control

Every 'you're done' was a spark, every 'give up' made me whole

They said I didn't have it but I knew what to do

Fires in the ash where my doubt used to be, it's true