Bound In Ashes

by Mwaka Mwape

Bound in Ashes

You were holding me for ransom

With your love chains strong.

I would scream and yell

And you said, “hush! Pretty baby don’t tell.”

So what I did was stay,

By your twisted rules I’d play

And to everything yes I’d say.

Hold the walls with your lies so the house don’t fall.

Hold the house with your lies so you don’t hear me cry.

I was bound in ashes

Dusk till dawn.

Burning me in your pretty fire

On and on.

Helpless desire

Rivers long.

So at night I’d count the stars

And dream of the angel land so far.

But I loved you.

I needed you to tell me I was yours

And you wanted me with all my flaws.

But that ain’t living;

It’s a curse that kept on giving

Hell and all its lies.

Closed up inside and hear only the echoes of my cries.

I needed to escape ‘cause …

I was bound in ashes

Dusk till dawn.

Burning me in your pretty fire

On and on.

Helpless desire

Rivers long.

Hold the walls with your lies so the house don’t fall.

Hold the house with your lies so you don’t hear me cry.

Hold the walls with your lies so the house don’t fall.

Hold the house with your lies so you don’t hear me cry.

I was bound in ashes

Dusk till dawn.

Burning me in your pretty fire

On and on.

Helpless desire

Rivers long.

Break the walls.

Empires must fall.

END.