Ashes of Yesterday - West Coast AI (Power Metal Ballad)

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“Ashes of Yesterday” is a powerful reflection on a life spent in war, told from the perspective of an old, weary soldier filled with regret. As he looks back on lost comrades, faded ideals, and the dreams he sacrificed, he questions the purpose of his battles and laments the life he might have lived. With a sense of acceptance and finality, the song captures his farewell to the past, leaving behind the shadows of his journey and finding peace amid the ashes of yesterday.

This is song #5 of 5 from the EP “Beneath the Banner”.

Lyrics:

Verse:
An old man stares at distant skies
Where once he dreamed, where freedom lies
The echoes fade of battles past
In shadows deep, the die is cast

Verse:
A life he gave, a path he chose
Yet wonders now where sorrow grows
The faces lost in clouds of gray
The friends he’d vowed would never stray

Verse:
Each name a scar upon his heart
A memory that won’t depart
They call to him from fields unseen
A world that was, a might-have-been

Pre-Chorus:
Through years of war, his soul was chained
In fire and blood, his honor stained
The dreams of youth, in ashes lie
But still he stands beneath the sky

Chorus:
Ashes of yesterday, scattered in the wind
A lifetime spent on battle’s edge, where shadows never end
For every victory, a thousand dreams were lost
In cold embrace of endless war, he learns the final cost
The fire once burned bright and true, now only embers stay
In bitter silence, he lets go of hopes he cast away
The echoes fade, the songs decay
Left with the ashes of yesterday

Verse:
He sees the boy with sword in hand
Who once believed, who took his stand
With eyes of fire and heart so bold
Unbroken by the lies he’d hold
But time wore down that youthful frame
And left a man he’d never name

Pre-Chorus:
A thousand scars, a thousand tears
In shadows lost across the years
The friends he’d known, the foes he’d faced
In fading light, all laid to waste

Chorus:
Ashes of yesterday, scattered in the wind
A lifetime spent on battle’s edge, where shadows never end
For every victory, a thousand dreams were lost
In cold embrace of endless war, he learns the final cost
The fire once burned bright and true, now only embers stay
In bitter silence, he lets go of hopes he cast away
The echoes fade, the songs decay
Left with the ashes of yesterday

Bridge:
A final breath, a final sigh
He bows his head beneath the sky
For in the dark, he finds release
An end at last, a whispered peace

Chorus:
Ashes of yesterday, scattered in the wind
A lifetime spent on battle’s edge, where shadows never end
For every victory, a thousand dreams were lost
In cold embrace of endless war, he learns the final cost
The fire once burned bright and true, now only embers stay
In bitter silence, he lets go of hopes he cast away
The echoes fade, the songs decay
Left with the ashes of yesterday

Final Chorus:
Ashes of yesterday, scattered to the stars
The years he spent in honor’s name, beneath a veil of scars
For every loss, for every dream, he finds his peace at last
With shadows gone and battles done, his journey’s fading cast
The fire dims, the echoes die, and peace is finally won
In silent grace, he lays to rest the wars that made him run
The battles fade, the skies turn gray
Leaving behind the ashes of yesterday

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