Ash In My Veins

I fed the fire
Then called it home
Now my hands shake
When I'm alone
It eats my sleep
It cuts my skin
A war inside
I can't outrun

Not some king
Not some beast
It's my own mouth
Biting me
Old wounds wake
They want their due
I stare them down
I stare at you

Let it go
Let it go
Let it go, now
Let it go
Break these chains
Break these chains
Break them off
Right now

It broke the chair
It broke the table
It broke the trust
At every label
My mother cried
My child learned fear
My home grew cold
From year to year
I wore the shame
Like iron nails
I kept on losing
And called it hell

Not some king
Not some beast
It's my own mouth
Biting me
Old wounds wake
They want their due
I stare them down
I stare at you

Let it go
Let it go
Let it go, now
Let it go
Break these chains
Break these chains
Break them off
Right now

If I have to crawl
I'll crawl in light
If I have to bleed
I'll choose to fight
I am not
What hurt me then
I am the hand
That ends this end

Let it go
Let it go
Let it go, now
Let it go
Break these chains
Break these chains
Break them off
Right now
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go, now
Let it go
I choose life
I choose life
I choose me
Right now