Story Behind The Song

this song is about lost love and in particular, an old but very meaningful relationship from the past - catching glimpses of her current life and just reflecting with melancholy on the past, yet allowing life to progress and attempting to find closure

Song Description

Ashes is a song that evolves slowly and incorporates few, subtle instruments ontop of a main riff driven by acoustic guitar and haunting vocals. The song starts by setting the scene of a lonely and longing look at a former relationship, and how it is finally closed for good, as the girl is moving on. It evolves with poetic lyrics to tell the story of heartbreak with an understanding that life goes on and is larger than any one person or relationship

Lyrics

I'm not sure what to say 
just liked that dress you wore last Sunday 
And I...couldn't see 
But seems you felt just like 
Your father said you would one day 


And we fall with the ashes 
But they're not to blame 
And of all the matches 
It was the one in the rain 
And I'm ready to answer 
But the call never came 
Yeah we all turn to ashes 
But they're not the same, no 


Not sure how to pray 
You'll change your mind, you said you'd 
Always make way 
For the winds on the brae 
But I...couldn't wish 
Away the sound of the organ that 
Carries you down in your bridal gown 


But if we fall with the ashes 
Then we'll climb up the rain 
And you're pouring our mattress 
From the window pane 
And I can't bear to answer 
The call of the crane 
Oh we all burn to ashes, 
We all burn the same