Ash and Anthem | (Mostly) Acapella

[Verse 1] Born in the fields where the wild winds sleep, Raised by the roots that the old gods keep. She carried the dawn in her trembling hands, A queen with no kingdom, a child of the land. Her voice could summon the river’s breath, Her silence could bargain with life and death. But prophecy whispered beneath her skin— “Rise too high, and the fire begins.” [Pre‑Chorus] Oh, she tried to hold the light, Tried to keep the embers bright— But the flame inside her spine Always knew the final line. [Chorus] Ash and anthem, fire and fate, She burned the world she tried to save. Bloom or blight with every breath— A goddess crowned in life and death. Hear the drums, the earth awake— A kingdom lost for mercy’s sake. Ash and anthem, rise again— A fallen queen, a flame unchained. [Verse 2] They begged her to stand when the steel storms came, To open the sky with her dragon flame. She answered the call with a roar too bright— And victory swallowed the day and night. Fields turned to cinder beneath her cry, The rivers boiled as the stars ran dry. And when the smoke cleared, nothing remained But a queen undone by the power she claimed. [Pre‑Chorus] Oh, she carried love like gold, But the fire would not be told— Every kindness she concealed Was the spark she couldn’t shield. [Chorus] Ash and anthem, fire and fate, She burned the world she tried to save. Bloom or blight with every breath— A goddess crowned in life and death. Hear the drums, the earth awake— A kingdom lost for mercy’s sake. Ash and anthem, rise again— A fallen queen, a flame unchained. [Bridge] Exiled to the barren stone, A monarch made of ash alone. But legends say her fire sleeps, Waiting in the mountain deeps. When the world forgets her name, The earth will call her back in flame. [Final Chorus] Ash and anthem, fire and fate, She burned the world she tried to save. Bloom or blight with every breath— A goddess crowned in life and death. — Based on the Asteris universe, the backdrop behind the Odyssey of the Imioura campaign. Character portrait created using Canva Dream Lab. Song created in Suno.