Lyrics / The Chapel Protocol // Aftermath Sequel
ASHWATER (Chapter 2)
[INTRO female whisper close mic water ambience icy arps low sub] Ash in the water Sun in the smoke Everybody filming Nobody safe [VERSE 1 female fast rap conversational half time drums deep sub bass] We get there and it smells like old fire Black water crawling over stone A woman on the bank with a phone up Like the world is a show June kneels down, checks a pulse Hands steady, eyes sharp Cal wades in with a pole Says the river feels wrong in the dark Maeve says proof is protection Ezra texts stop posting now And the water makes a low note Like it heard us out loud [PRE CHORUS female lead whispered opera swell choir push] It loves an audience It loves a witness Give it a screen And it grows a throat [CHORUS female lead huge hook male harmony stack choir stabs cathedral reverb] Ashwater, ashwater Wash my fear away But every clean breath Is a debt I pay Ashwater, ashwater Hold me when I shake If I let it soothe me It takes what I cannot fake [DROP instrumental mega trap drop icy arps stutter edits sub bass slam] [sax solo noir echo tail] [VERSE 2 female fast rap sharper words close mic] The clip goes up, it spreads fast Not just views, more like a spark People comment the same small line Like they all share one heart Phones go quiet, still they hear it In the pipes, in the wall Like the town is a speaker now Like the water wrote a call June looks up, says stop it Maeve says we need the truth Cal says it is not a ghost It is a system, it moves [PRE CHORUS female whisper opera swell choir rise] It does not hunt you It waits you out It offers relief Then counts your mouth [CHORUS female lead huge hook male stack choir stabs] Ashwater, ashwater Wash my fear away But every clean breath Is a debt I pay Ashwater, ashwater Hold me when I shake If I let it soothe me It takes what I cannot fake [BRIDGE female spoken prayer choir swell] Maris says save the first ones Before they turn calm Before they turn blank Antoni says we ended a place Not the hunger that followed [OUTRO female whisper water ambience radio hiss] The river keeps singing Soft as a lie