Ashes in My Shoes

[Verse 1] Woke up late on a floor With a dent in the wall Bills on the fridge And your name in the hall Cold sink water Black coffee gone thin I bite my tongue Till it splits again [Pre-Chorus] I keep saying I’m fine But the mirror knows better Hands on the glass Trying to hold myself together [Chorus] Ashes in my shoes I drag them home to you Ashes in my shoes What else can I do? I keep coming back I keep coming back Ashes in my shoes Ashes in my shoes [Verse 2] Dad got mean And the rent got meaner Bus stop rain On a cracked-up sneaker Every “be strong” Sounded like “be quiet” I learned that pain Could live in a pocket [Pre-Chorus] So I laugh too hard And I flinch too fast I’m a house with the door Kicking hard from the past [Chorus] Ashes in my shoes I drag them home to you Ashes in my shoes What else can I do? I keep coming back I keep coming back Ashes in my shoes Ashes in my shoes [Bridge] If I say your name Does it change the bruise? If I break this chain Would I still lose? I’ve been carrying grief Like a boxed-up stone Some nights I want out Some nights I want home [Chorus] Ashes in my shoes I drag them home to you Ashes in my shoes What else can I do? I keep coming back I keep coming back Ashes in my shoes Ashes in my shoes