From the Ashes

From the Ashes
 It's not just air, it's life we breathe
 From these ashes once was seen
 A whole, a body, a voice, a dream
 And from these ashes...
 It's not just time, it's life we spend
 From these ashes once to be
 From blood, from sweat,
 from tears, the Red Sea
 And from these ashes
 And who ever said "We only die once"
 Never really lived.
 And because of this we remain
 merely shadows of our old selves
 Lay in this fire.
 We will rise again,
 from these remains I remain
 Dust to dust,
 oh just succumb. (just to come)
 We are bounded by marble walls
 Free from ashes still is seen
 A whole, a body, restraint from dream
 And free from these ashes...
 We are no more we hold this flame
 From these ashes no box to store
 A man, a woman, a child, a word
 And from these ashes
 And from these ashes