Survivor

walk on fire, face the flames
bear the emptiness, take the pain
burned out, turned out, hungry and dry
give you that long-time look in your eye

you’re a survivor, survivor, you’re a survivor
survivin’ the rage, survivin’ the pain
from out of the darkness, the wind and the rain

poison thoughts and poison words
they pick upon your brain like birds
your skeleton, your threadbare bones
a naked angel on a tombstone

you’re a survivor, survivor, you’re a survivor
survivin’ the rage, survivin’ the pain
from out of the darkness, the wind and the rain

time weighs down heavy on a filament of light
gravity will bend it, your eyes will perceive
there’s a million different ways to see a vision in your sight
and how you comprehend it is the way that you believe

the sign posts have all been changed
reality is re-arranged
inside, outside, up and down
you pick it up and you turn it around

you’re a survivor, survivor, you’re a survivor
survivin’ the rage, survivin’ the pain
from out of the darkness, the wind and the rain