Between the fire and the rain

Oh… Mm-mm… I’ve been walking with a shadow I’ve been talking to the night Every road I thought would save me Only led me back inside There’s a weight upon my shoulders There’s a silence in my room I can hear the old walls breathing Like they know what I’ve been through I gave my heart to every promise I gave my faith to every flame Now I’m standing in the ashes Trying not to curse the rain Tell me, how long Can a man keep running From the thing he knows? Tell me, how far Can a heart keep falling Before it lets go? I’m caught between the fire and the rain Between the love and all the pain I keep calling out your name But the echo sounds the same If there’s a light beyond this road If there’s a place my soul can go Let it find me where I stand I’m tired of running from who I am I’ve seen mercy in a stranger I’ve seen darkness in a friend I’ve watched good things turn to nothing I’ve watched nothing rise again Maybe love was never easy Maybe truth was never kind Maybe all the things that break us Leave a doorway in the mind Tell me, how long Can a man keep hiding From the blood inside his veins? Tell me, how long Can he hold the thunder Before he becomes the rain? I’m caught between the fire and the rain Between the love and all the pain I keep calling out your name But the echo sounds the same If there’s a light beyond this road Let it find me where I stand I’m tired of running from who I am Tremolo guitar becomes louder Drums open up Strings begin rising Bass becomes heavier Hold on… Hold on… Hold on… I don’t need another answer I don’t need another sign I just need to feel the morning Without fearing what I’ll find I have carried every sorrow Like a stone beneath my skin If forgiveness is a river— Let the water pull me in I was caught between the fire and the rain Between the glory and the shame I was calling out your name But I know now I can change There is a light beyond this road There is a place my soul can go And if the darkness comes again— I won’t go running I will stand Stand… Stand… The morning comes… The morning comes for me