[Intro]
[Piano]
Ashes fall like winter flowers
On my hair and on my hands
Every breath becomes a confession
Every street a broken land

[Verse]
I found a doll beside the chapel
Half-burned ribbon, painted eyes
I held it like a royal relic
While the smoke erased the skies
What is mercy after fire?
What is honor after screams?
What is one queen’s lonely sorrow
To a thousand murdered dreams?

[Pre-Chorus]
I wanted to be worthy
I wanted to be brave
But a crown cannot be holy
When it shines above a grave

[Chorus]
Ashes over Aurelia
Ashes on the throne
Ashes over Aurelia
How did I not know?
Every vow became a cinder
Every prayer became a scar
Ashes over Aurelia
Tell me who we are

[Verse]
Kaelen found me near the fountain
Where the marble angels cracked
He did not speak of conquest
He only looked back
We stood as two survivors
Of two lies dressed as law
And in his eyes I saw a future
That my crown had never saw

[Pre-Chorus]
He said, “You can still save them”
I said, “At what cost?”
He answered, “Every kingdom
Is already lost”

[Chorus]
Ashes over Aurelia
Ashes on the throne
Ashes over Aurelia
How did I not know?
Every vow became a cinder
Every prayer became a scar
Ashes over Aurelia
Tell me who we are

[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]
A single flame
A wounded sky
A melody
Too proud to die

[Bridge]
If I could trade the royal blood
For every nameless child
I would cut the ancient line
And let the court run wild
If I could give the palace stones
To build their homes again
I would sleep beneath the rain
And call the storm my friend

[Breakdown]
[Heavy]
Not my glory
Not my name
Take the crown
Leave the flame

[Build-up]
The ashes rise
The choirs plead
The queen must choose
What power needs

[Final Chorus]
Ashes over Aurelia
Ashes on the throne
Ashes over Aurelia
Now I know, I know
Every vow became a cinder
Every prayer became a scar
Ashes over Aurelia
Show me who we are

[Outro]
[Soft Female Vocal]
Ashes fall like winter flowers
On my hair and on my hands
If I cannot save the kingdom
I will save what still stands