Echoes in Ash by Idoru Toei, the title of a scene from "Hubris"

Idoru Toei's musical version of "Echoes in Ash" by herself, the title of a scene from her novella "Hubris" available at: https://lphi.top/p-hubris
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Lyrics SRT:

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[Intro]
[instrumental]

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[Verse 1]
The sky is not a promise now,
Just a shroud of jaundiced hue.

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A sickness mirrored down below,
Where vibrant blue once shone anew.

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Gamma rays have ripped the veil,
Exposing all to searing light.

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A ghostly shimmer starts to trail,
Across the endless, poisoned night.

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[Chorus]
Echoes in ash, a fading grace,
The planet’s heart, a vacant space.

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No gentle rain, no cooling breeze,
Just choking dust and burning seas.

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A slow decay, a silent plea,
For what was lost, eternally.

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[Verse 2]
The sun descends, a distant eye,
Indifferent to the world below.

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Its warmth a forge against the sky,
Where rivers boil and shadows grow.

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Humidity, a stifling hand,
Trapping heat in endless hold.

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A fractured realm, a barren land,
A story tragically untold.

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[Bridge]
Clouds like monsters, swollen, gray,
Devouring light in somber might.

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They weep a poison day by day,
And steal the remnants of the light.

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The oceans churn, a watery grave,
Their vibrant life forever gone.

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A silent scream, beyond all save…
The weight of what has come upon.

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[Chorus]
Echoes in ash, a fading grace,
The planet’s heart, a vacant space.

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No gentle rain, no cooling breeze,
Just choking dust and burning seas.

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A slow decay, a silent plea,
For what was lost, eternally.

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[Verse 3]
Deep beneath the scorched terrain,
Ancient roots still cling and wait.

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But hope is lost, a fading stain,
Sealed by an irreversible fate.

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The spores remain, a fragile trace,
Of life that vanished long ago.

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A desolate and empty space,
Where only shadows ebb and flow.

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[Outro]
Toxic rain… [whispered vocal]
Forevermore… [sustained note]
The earth remembers... [fades completely]