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Ashes Lyrics by Arturo L. Roa

Gabrielle

2021

My smile has faded
But it wasn’t even real anyway
The story’s ended
With so many things left unsaid

You’re living the high life
And I’m hunkered in my cave
I’m trying to stay alive
But you’re happy just the same

So how come it was you who once helped me rise again?
And it was you who once helped me numb the pain
Cause now I wonder
Will it ever end?
The past has come and it’s the present once again
And life will never guide you to a shelter from the rain
Now in my hand I hold the ashes
Of the life that could have been

My heart is empty
And I don’t think it can be full again
Cause not the girl in the hat
Not the girl with the braces
Not the girl with her skirt
Not a sea of faces
Could ever fill the hole you left in me

So how come I can hurt so much when there’s no bleeding?
I don’t think I can keep on believing
Cause all this suffering
Will it ever end?
The past has come and it’s the present once again
And life will never guide me back to you, my loyal friend
Now in my hand I hold the ashes
Of the life that could have been

And there’s no point in burning matches
When the light comes from within

About “Ashes” by Arturo L. Roa

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"Ashes" is credited to Arturo L. Roa. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Ashes" appears on "Gabrielle" in 2021.

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