Verse
Oil drum burning on the corner lot
Sparks like fireflies over the parking lot
Smoke curls up where the horn section blows
Embers landing soft on my collarbone
Old men circle with their hands out wide
Teaching rhythm that they never let die
Ash on my ankles, amber on my skin
Fire remembers where the dance begins
Pre-Chorus
Can you feel the heat come closer
Pulling shadows off the ground
Every spark that lifts and settles
Knows the shape of every sound
Chorus
Ash and amber skin, we burn and we rise
Ash and amber skin, catching the sky
Ash and amber skin, the drum never dies
Ash and amber skin, we dance til sunrise
Verse
Corner store shutters painted rust and red
Grandmother's proverbs living in my head
Flames throw shadows tall against the wall
Every ember falling answers every call
Taxi rank quiet now the night is deep
Fire keeps the corner warm while the city sleeps
My shoulders drop low where the bassline hums
Ash on my palms like the hands that came before
Pre-Chorus
Can you feel the heat come closer
Pulling shadows off the ground
Every spark that lifts and settles
Knows the shape of every sound
Chorus
Ash and amber skin, we burn and we rise
Ash and amber skin, catching the sky
Ash and amber skin, the drum never dies
Ash and amber skin, we dance til sunrise
Bridge
I carry the coal in my chest
Every fire my people have blessed
Skin holds the smoke like a name
Passed through the dance, through the flame
Chorus
Ash and amber skin, we burn and we rise
Ash and amber skin, catching the sky
Ash and amber skin, the drum never dies
Ash and amber skin, we dance til sunrise
