You told me there were always blue skies coming
Well, I tried and failed to make it through the grey
And I've never been more tired but I'll keep running
'Cause I've been told tomorrow brings another day

There's a whisper on the wind that keeps me going
It promises to lead the way back home
And I hope to God above that it keeps blowing
Because I don't know if I can make it on my own

And oh, the fire burns and then it dies
But the embers draw me back to what I knew
If we look back when we die at the life we left behind
I know, my dear, that all I'll see is you

There's a stranger staring at me from the mirror
He's foreign and familiar all the same
And with each passing hour it gets clearer
That soon there will be no one left to blame

And oh, the fire burns and then it dies
But the embers draw me back to what I knew
If we look back when we die at the life we left behind
I know, my dear, that all I'll see is you

Because love will take your whole life if you let it
It'll lead you straight to heaven or to hell
But I think we give the devil too much credit
For everything we're doing to ourselves

And oh, the fire burns and then it dies
But the embers draw me back to what I knew
If we look back when we die at the life we left behind
I know, my dear, that all I'll see is you