When you pass through the fire
you pass through humble
you pass through
a maze of self doubt
When you pass through humble
the lights can blind you
some people never figure
that out
You pass through arrogance
you pass through hurt
you pass through
an ever present past
And it's best not to wait
for luck to save you
pass through the fire
to the light
Pass through the fire
to the light
pass through the fire
to the light
It's best not
to wait for luck to save you
pass through the fire
to the light
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As you pass through the fire
your right hand waving
there are things
you have to throw out
That caustic dread
inside your head
will never help you out
You have to be very strong
'cause you'll start from zero
over and over again
And as the smoke clears
there's an all consuming fire
lying straight ahead
Lying straight ahead
lying straight ahead
As the smoke clears
there's an all consuming fire
lying straight ahead
<Interlude>
They say no one person
can do it all
but you want to in your head
But you can't be Shakespeare
and you can't be Joyce
so what is left instead
You're stuck with yourself
and a rage that can hurt you
you have to start
at the beginning again
And just this moment
this wonderful fire
started up again
<Interlude>
When you pass through humble
when you pass through sickly
when you pass through
I'm better than you all
When you pass through anger
and self deprecation
and have the strength
to acknowledge it all
When the past makes you laugh
and you can savor the magic
that let you survive
your own war
You find that
that fire is passion
and there's a door up
ahead not a wall
<Interlude>
As you pass through fire
as you pass through fire
trying to remember its name
When you pass through fire
licking at your lips
you cannot remain the same
And if the building's burning
move towards that door
but don't put the flames out
There's a bit of magic
in everything
and then some loss
to even things out
Some loss to even things out
some loss to even things out
There's a bit of magic
in everything
and then some loss
to even things out