Return to Ashes

"Return to Ashes" is the action theme of Mile High | Chapter R-03, from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.

The lyrics describe a flashback and how things worked to the past, the powerful taking advantage of the weak. It's a metaphor, "Return to Ashes" means "return to past", saying that if we continue down the same path, we will destroy ourselves, so it may also be due to the famous burial speech: ashes to ashes.

Lyrics
Look to history

The politicians say they’re right

And stoke the fire till the ash turns white

They say survival’s everything

But as for me I don’t say a thing

Oh yeah

How long must I still fight

Woah oh

Watching other countries plight

Woah oh

Just look back to history

You will see that it’s filled with greed

The only way to get ahead

Is exploit the weak and to burn your dead

Just look to history

Society in moral decay

Here tomorrow

Or gone today

Oh yeah

We’ll return to ashes one day

[Official lyrics from Platinum Games - Do not modify]

Credits and original composition
Written by Jamie Christopherson

Lyrics by Jamie Christopherson

Produced and Mixed by Jamie Christopherson

Remixed by Akira Takizawa

Vocals and Drums Produced by Logan Mader

Vocals: John Bush (courtesy of Metal Blade Records)

Guitars: Aaron Kaplan and Graeme Cornies

Drums: Ralph Alexander

Programming: Jamie Christopherson