[Intro] The crowd kept screaming But the door stayed closed Ashes of the encore Where the cold wind blows [Verse] We were booked to play the Silver Dome Twenty thousand miles away from home But the singer lost his voice by noon And Johnny disappeared with the moon Roxy threw her necklace at the wall Said I gave my youth, you gave nothing at all Tommy sat behind the kit With shaking hands that couldn’t quit [Pre-Chorus] The manager screamed about the money The label screamed about the show But nobody asked the question How far can broken people go [Chorus] Ashes of the encore Falling on the floor We had the whole world asking But we couldn’t give them more Ashes of the encore Smoke behind the door We were kings for a moment Now we’re crawling from the war [Verse] I found myself in a bathroom stall Reading her number on a faded wall I dialed once but the line went dead Like every honest word I never said The crowd outside began to rage Throwing bottles at the empty stage Our name in lights began to shake Like a heart that knew it had to break [Pre-Chorus] The dream became a loaded gun The crown became a chain We learned how fast the fire turns From glory into pain [Chorus] Ashes of the encore Falling on the floor We had the whole world asking But we couldn’t give them more Ashes of the encore Smoke behind the door We were kings for a moment Now we’re crawling from the war [Instrumental] Sirens cry Guitars fall Footsteps fade Down the hall [Bridge] Roxy said I’m done tonight Johnny said then kill the lights Tommy whispered let me breathe I said there’s nothing left of me Then somewhere past the barricade A thousand voices called our name Not for money, not for fame But for the songs that saved their pain [Breakdown] No encore No disguise Just burned-out hearts And open eyes [Build-up] Could we rise from the wreckage Could we face what we became Could we hold the broken pieces And still remember why we came [Chorus] Ashes of the encore Falling on the floor We had the whole world asking But we couldn’t give them more Ashes of the encore Smoke behind the door We were kings for a moment Now we’re crawling from the war [Chorus] Ashes of the encore Burning through the lie Maybe falling is the only way To learn that you can fly Ashes of the encore We have lost it all before But somewhere in the silence There’s a heartbeat wanting more [Outro] Ashes of the encore Ashes of the encore The lights went black But the song wanted more