[Verse 1] I have stood where the curtains burned With my name in the smoke above I have watched the windows open I have carried fear and love Fame came like a fever Love came like a door I changed my shape for living But I am still more [Chorus] After the fire There is still heat A room full of embers A song under the street After the fire I am still bright Not like the girl I was But like a candle in the night [Verse 2] I have crossed the sleeping ocean I have left and I have stayed I have earned the slower flame I have learned another way Let the young girls have the lightning Let them split the sky in two I will keep the coals alive And warm the room for what is new [Final Chorus] After the fire There is still heat I am not beginning over I am burning differently [Outro] Na-na-na na-na na-na na-na-na na Na-na-na na-na na-na na-na-na na Na-na-na na-na na-na na-na-na na Na-na-na na-na na-na na-na-na na Na-na-na na-na na-na na-na-na na Na-na-na na-na na-na na-na-na na Na-na-na na-na na-na na-na-na na Na-na-na na-na na-na-na na [Final Outro — fading] Na-na-na na-na na-na na-na-na na Na-na-na na-na na-na na-na-na na Na-na-na na-na na-na na-na-na na…
