[Verse 1]
C G
My right hand holds matches
C G
my left holds my past
C G
I hope the wind catches
C G
and burns it down fast
[Bridge]
F G Am
I'm gonna step into the fire
F C G
with my failures and my shame
F G Am
and wave goodbye to yesterday
F C G
as I dance among the flames
[Chorus]
F C
Don't try to save me now
G Am
Let the walls of my world all burn down
F Am
Just stand back and wait 'til the smoke finally passes
Dm G F C G C G
and I will rise from the ashes from the ashes from the ashes
[Verse 2]
C G
For all that I'm losing
C G
much more I will gain
C G
The hard part is choosing
C G
To change what needs to be changed
[Bridge]
F G Am
My step will be much lighter
F C G
With these demons off my chest
F G Am
I'm born to be a spirit
F C G
And lay the old to rest
[Chorus]
F C
Don't try to save me now
G Am
Let the walls of my world all burn down
F Am
Just stand back and wait 'til the smoke finally passes
Dm G F C G C G
and I will rise from the ashes from the ashes from the ashes
[Outro]
F C
I'll walk away stronger
F C F
I will be flyin' higher and truer than I've flown before