A Crown of Ash by Jay Jeong un Yang

 

I created a song using Suno titled 'A Crown of Ash', and the lyrics were inspired by the book 'The Gathering Storm' by Brandon Sanderson & Robert Jordan.

The artwork featured in the videos was created by me using ChatGPT. 

 

This is version 1.

 

 

 This is version 2.

 

 

 

 Lyrics:

Verse 1

I taught my hands to never shake
I taught my voice to never break
I locked the door behind my chest
And named the silence “for the best”
They say the world is burning down
They say my name like it’s a crown
But every time they look to me
I feel the cracks they cannot see

Pre-Chorus

If I bend, the line will fall
If I bleed, they bleed with all
So I swallow every cry
Let the softer parts just die

Chorus

If I feel, I will shatter
So I turned my heart to stone
I carry every broken burden
Like I was meant to walk alone
I learned to be the cold between us
So their hands could stay warm and whole
Every heartbeat feels like war
Between the girl and the role
I am not who I wanted
I am who the world required
If this is how I save them all
Then let my soul be fed to fire

Verse 2

They tell me I am still their hope
They tie their futures to my rope
But ropes will burn if pulled too tight
And hope grows heavier at night
I see the monster in my eyes
Growing stronger with the lies
Each mercy costs a deeper scar
Each step away from who you are

Pre-Chorus

If I stop, the sky will fall
If I break, I lose them all
So I hold the line alone
And call the loneliness my throne

Chorus

If I feel, I will shatter
So I turned my heart to stone
I carry every broken burden
Like I was never meant to be known
I learned to be the storm between us
So their skies could stay clear and blue
Every breath a silent battle
Between what’s left of me and you
I am not the girl they trusted
I am what the world demanded
If this is how I keep them safe
Then let me walk the path they cannot stand on

Bridge

Somewhere under all this armor
There’s a voice I still can hear
It whispers softly of forgiveness
Of a life without this fear
But gentleness is dangerous
And weakness kills the ones I love
So I bury every mercy
Like a sin I’m scared of

Final Chorus

If I feel, I will shatter
So I hardened into steel
I became the thing I feared
Just to make their future real
I learned to be the wall between them
And the nightmares I could see
If they get to live in sunlight
Then the darkness can take me
Call me cruel, call me broken
Call me anything you choose
If they never know this weight
Then I’ve already won and lost with you

Outro

I walk alone so they won’t have to
I bleed in silence so they don’t see
This is the cost of being needed
This is the end of who was me