Ritual
ASHES dIVIDE Lyrics

At night when the voices that come
When the voices in our heads become suffocatingly loud at night,

And flame flows through the woods along the wall
And our fears and anxieties hurtle through us like an unquenchable wildfire,

We have nothing left to say
We've reached a point where we are unable to communicate through words.

Because we use some terrible words
Because we resort to using hurtful and damaging words,

To get such subtle rewards
In an attempt to achieve momentary satisfaction or validation,

That never seem worth it too me
Which ultimately leave me feeling unfulfilled and empty,

They say the older we are, we can't change
There's a belief that as we age, we become more set in our ways and less likely to change,

And I say, that all that we are
But I believe that our essence, our very being,

Is just dark matter anyway, so just pray...
Is just a microscopic speck in the universe, so it's important to have faith and hope.

With me.
Together, let's find solace in prayer.

You and I keep falling further away
Our emotional distance from each other keeps increasing,

It's become our ritual
It has become our habit or routine,

We stare like strangers through each other in to the wall...
We regard each other as though we are complete strangers, avoiding eye contact and looking through each other.

And you say, when your knives and your nails come unfurled
And you tell me that when I unleash my anger or anxiety,

From the caged theoretical storms that mean nothing
From the mental confinements of my own perceived catastrophes that have no real basis in reality,

But they go straight through me
They still manage to penetrate through and affect me deeply,

Which always sends me crippled in to flying
Leaving me feeling broken and vulnerable, yet also exhilarated and liberated,

You say it's not too late, we can change.
You reassure me that it's not too late for us to positively alter the course of our relationship.

And I say, hurry up, help me touch the ground tonight.
And I implore you to act quickly and help me feel grounded and secure tonight.

Please...
A plea for help, for change, for healing.

Say the words.
A plea to communicate in a more positive and heartfelt way.

Do you ever think you could erase the things I've said?
A question asking whether it's possible to undo the hurtful things that were said.

The bitter words that drip from wounds, inside your head.
Words that were so negative and vicious that they caused emotional scarring and trauma in the mind.

I wanna see the blood rush back in to your face.
Expressing a desire to witness a visible sign of relief and healing from the pain caused.

The last thing I ever wanted to do was hurt you this way
Admitting how devastating the realization is of how unintentionally harmful actions or words were.