Rémi Du Chemin - Ash Memory Lyrics

[Intro]
Sirens wailing, daddy keep your head up high
Through the static of their radios, I watch you die
Not physical but something deeper breaks inside
When they make kings kneel just to satisfy

[Verse 1]
Hands against the hood, face pressed to metal cold
Badge numbers blur while dignity gets sold
Dad's whispers turning prayers into gold
Teaching me a lesson that I'll never fold
They strip-search your pride with their protocol
But your silence speaks volumes through it all
I was just a kid watching from afar
Learning how to swallow stars

[Chorus]
Keep your composure when they try to break you down
Turn that pain into power, don't let them see you drown
Every door slam, every click of steel
Teaching me how to feel, teaching me how to deal
This ain't submission, this is how we rise
Through the quiet storm behind our eyes

[Verse 2]
Teacher turned student in the school of survival
Every breath measured like some sick recital
They want reaction, they want us to crack
But daddy taught me strength in holding back
System designed to make giants shrink
But we stand tall even when we sink
Your whispered poems cut deeper than their laws
Silent rebellion in the devil's jaws

[Bridge]
The frequency of fear, they try to tune us out
But we're still here, still standing proud without a doubt
Each humiliation breeds a revolution slow
In the quiet spaces where our power grows

[Outro]
So slam those doors, click those cuffs
Your violence made us more than tough
Each indignity you try to serve
Becomes the strength in every nerve
Watch us rise, watch us thrive
Through the static, still alive