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this song will burn before you hear it

by seraphonic

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written for week four of fourth strike's 2022 song jam!!

lyrics

[verse i]
it’s a tragedy
that you’ll never see
the tire tracks in the snow
‘cause you drove too fast
and didn’t look back
or tell me to let go

[verse ii]
see, i listen too carefully
for things i won’t hear
so how should i have known
that your word wasn’t gospel
as you disappeared
my last-straw mortal blow

[prechorus i]
(let go) dare to ask why
(let go) but a question, a weight
(let go) i pictured your sigh
(let go) how you’d say

[chorus i]
always the good guy
never to blame
always the wrong side
never the game

[chorus ii]
always the new dawn
wasting to shame
always the bleach blond
ash in the flame, ash in the flame

[verse iii]
it’s a travesty
that you’ll never see
what’s left behind at home
‘cause time flew and my mind’s new
fits to a tee
the cage it won’t outgrow
all alone, i’m still

[verse iv]
shambling to pieces
could never find peace
unless i could finally show
‘stead of waiting to melt
until after the freeze
i was more than what you know

[prechorus ii]
(you know) dare to ask why
(you know) but an answer, a weight
(you know) i pictured my cries
(you know) how i’d say

[chorus iii]
always the good guy
never to blame
always the wrong side
never the game

[chorus iv]
always the new dawn
wasting to shame
always the bleach blond
ash in the flame, ash in the flame
ash in the flame, ash in the flame

[bridge i]
doesn’t matter anyway
if i could meet myself, i’d scream
don’t waste your life on faith

[bridge ii]
say your goodbyes, but know
your someone isn’t there
hold on tight, but know
you’re clinging to thin air

[bridge iii]
say your goodbyes
a silhouette now if you stare
hold on tight, you know
your world’s got room to spare
that you’ll fill with empty prayer

[chorus v]
always the good guy
never to blame
always the wrong side
never the game

[chorus vi]
always the new dawn
wasting to shame
always the bleach blond
ash in the flame, ash in the flame
ash in the flame, ash in the flame

[outro i]
ash in the flame
ash in the flame
ash in the flame
ash in the flame, ash in the flame

[outro ii]
ash in the flame
ash in the flame
ash in the flame
ash in the flame

credits

released September 17, 2022
thanks to fox (@slavfoxman) for the production on this!! additional thanks to my sibling for making sure there were more than two chords.

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seraphonic New York, New York

demos for emos
he/him + 9teen

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