My right hand holds matches My left hand holds my past I hope the wind catches And burns it down my past With my failures and my shame And wave good-bye to yesterday As I dance among the flames Don't try to save me now Just stand back and wait till the smoke finally pa**es And I will rise From the ashes From the ashes From the ashes For all that I'm losing much more will I gain The hard part is choosing To change what needs changed My step will be much lighter With these demons off my chest I'm born a better spirit And lay the old to rest Don't try to save me now Just stand back and wait till the smoke finally pa**es And I will rise From the ashes From the ashes From the ashes