Ashes

(peterson)

this song came from a really familiar place and was one of the harder songs i've ever written... we all have our moments of doubt. i've found myself spending a lot of time supporting others in those moments. this is my take on the frustration... and hope that i try to maintain within that experience.

i heard you when you said
that you're impossible

when you said that's not all
you spent time seeking silence
to find your own way out
and i spent time waiting sideline
for you to break on down your doubt

and i heard you when you said
you couldn't get outside your head
and right then i learned that my say
had no space inside of it
and in time you'll burn away the heaviness
that holds you down
and when you finally break free
you'll cast the ashes all around


i heard you when you said you're suffocating here
your lungs too small too hold the air
four walls inching closer
with each breath you breathe in
how could you help recoil
further further further further further within

i heard you when you said
that your impossible
i chose to ignore you
when you said that's not all