Ashes

(It means, where there was fire, ashes remain)

(You know who you are, I know who you are)

I don't know if who I've been has been enough
Showed her sensitivity and still got handled rough
Stuck by her knowing she was tough and there'd be clashes
Now I'm sifting through my ashes
Angry at my past for being passive

(I've seen you beat the odds before)

I'm feeling like the odds are stacked against me even more
How the hell do I just turn my back and close the door?
After all that I had given and all that we had in store?
Man I can't

(Learning to love yourself as you are is power)

Honestly sis lately I've been so powerless
I hate that you even have to see me lookin like a mess
But I don't have it in me, I already gave it my best

(No one's doing it the way you do it)

Yet here I am bro, going through it all again
Not believing in myself
Even after all my wins
An achievement in itself
I didn't give in to my sins

(Don't let this make you unrecognizable to yourself)

That's the thing Angie, who the fuck am I?
All the effort, all the time, and everything I've tried
I'd rather give the harsher truth before I'd tell a lie

(I've seen you go through many challenges)

Cuz she swept me off my feet and exposed my imbalances
I never cared what my balance was
Cause she'd remind me what my talent was

Priceless

(This doesn't define you, but what you do about it will)

I don't know what to do Ang, not the slightest clue
It's not a matter of what I will, it's what I wouldn't do
Anything but be a different dude

(How many times have I seen you get knocked down
And get up a better person?)

I couldn't even tell you bro
I just feel like I failed you know? Cause after all I showed
I couldn't even keep it going

(You have to choose to keep going)

I can't believe I almost chose the opposite
I spent too much of my time around the opposition
Got me clutching on my chest like I'm suffering from a heart condition

All cause she took her piece to part
That shit's tearing me apart and now some parts are missing

I deserve a second chance
But I won't go chase the flame
I think only time can heal me from the ashes I became

(Time doesn't heal
It just makes it easier to live with)