Ashes to Ashes
Dust to dust
Ashes to Ashes is a phrase from Christian burial rites, part of "ashes to ashes, dust to dust," affirming that the body returns to the earth from which it came.
The expression reminds listeners of mortality and the impermanence of physical existence: Ashes to ashes—we all end up the same way.
It often appears in funeral contexts or reflections on death and the passage of time.
- dustFine settled particles
- dust to dustBurial phrase acknowledging decomposition
- deathCessation of life
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- remainsContinues in place
cremation · funeral · phoenix · cinders · embers · Bowie · David Bowie · mortality · burnt · burnt offerings · scattered · urn · grave · funeral pyre · end · fire · smoke · up in smoke
- British TVDoctor Who, Coronation Street, EastEnders, The Crown, Downton Abbey
- David BowieZiggy Stardust, Space Oddity, Starman, Rebel Rebel, Modern Love
- PinterThe Room, Betrayal, No Man's Land, Moonlight, pauses
Ashes to Ashesbirth announcement
Notice of newborn's arrival
first breath · breath of life · conception · nativity · genesis
Ashes to Ashesformation
Creation or arrangement
emergence · coalescence · synthesis · breath of life · creation
Ashes to Ashesresurrection
Revival from death
eternal life · risen from the dead · born again · life everlasting · immortality