When you pass through the fire, you pass through humble
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you pass through a maze of self doubt
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When you pass through humble, the lights can blind you
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some people never figure that out
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You pass through arrogance, you pass through hurt
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you pass through an ever present past
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And it's best not to wait for luck to save you
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pass through the fire to the light
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Pass through the fire to the light
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pass through the fire to the light
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It's best not to wait for luck to save you
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pass through the fire to the light
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As you pass through the fire, your right hand waving
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there are things you have to throw out
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That caustic dread inside your head
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will never help you out
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You have to be very strong, 'cause you'll start from zero
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over and over again
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And as the smoke clears there's an all consuming fire
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lying straight ahead
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Lying straight ahead
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lying straight ahead
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As the smoke clears there's an all consuming fire
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lying straight ahead
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They say no one person can do it all
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but you want to in your head
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But you can't be Shakespeare and you can't be Joyce
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so what is left instead
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You're stuck with yourself and a rage that can hurt you
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you have to start at the beginning again
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And just this moment this wonderful fire
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started up again
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When you pass through humble, when you pass through sickly
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when you pass through I'm better than you all
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When you pass through anger and self deprecation
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and have the strength to acknowledge it all
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When the past makes you laugh and you can savor the magic
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that let you survive your own war
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You find that that fire is passion
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and there's a door up ahead not a wall
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As you pass through fire as you pass through fire
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trying to remember its name
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When you pass through fire licking at your lips
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you cannot remain the same
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And if the building's burning move towards that door
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but don't put the flames out
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There's a bit of magic in everything
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and then some loss to even things out
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Some loss to even things out
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some loss to even things out
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There's a bit of magic in everything
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and then some loss to even things out
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Magic And Loss - The Summation
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| Lou Reed |
