Lyrics Ashes (Live) - Von Grey

"So this next song is a, is a newer song of ours"
"We played it, I guess, probably last Friday for the first time"
"And er we wrote the, most of the lyrics in our van as we were unpacking"
"Because we wanted to play the song, but we didn't have all the words written"
"But we've since um figured out the lyrics and finished them"
"And it's a song that we went for our first west coast tour, a couple of weeks ago we got back, and we were up at Vancouver"
"And we were driving home from Vancouver to Atlanta which is a long drive"
"And you pass through a lot of mountains and wood, woodland, it's really beautiful"
"But we passed also through a lot of mountains that had been kinda stripped of their trees"
"And it was really sad for me to see because I know de-forestation and all that stuff is, is a big issue"
"And it's one we're not, we're not very big fans of"
"So we wrote a song about it, and it's called Ashes"
"So, hope you like it "
"One two three four"

Deep in the earth
Pillars to the sky
Standing watch
With ancient pride

The mother's very own children
Born of the very green earth
The Kingdom of chiefs and of soldiers
Chopped to we dearth

Burning slowly to the ground
Ashes, ashes they all fall down
The emerald realm has lost its crown
Ashes, ashes they all fall down

Hands outstretched, want and greed
Reaching for, what you don't need
You beg, you steal, you borrow
Do you have peace of mind?
Take, take, take
How do you sleep at night?

Burning slowly to the ground
Ashes, ashes they all fall down
The emerald realm has lost its crown
Crying softly without a sound

Divine in time you'll find what you have done

Burning slowly to the ground
Ashes, ashes they all fall down
The emerald realm has lost its crown
Crying softly without a sound