By the time you hear this song, I'll be blind   By the time you read these words, I'll be fine   Oh, fine      I was the man   Who lifted the fire through the rain   And I still feel the pain   Pain      I am the winter   I am the hills   I'll be anything, baby   Just give me the will      I was the man   Who lifted the fire through the rain   And I still feel the pain      When I die, the skies will cry   When I sleep, the trees will weep   Lie to me 'til you believe   Say it 'til your fingers bleed      When you lie, you die   Only the truth will keep me alive      I was the man   Who lifted the fire through the rain   And I still feel the pain      When I die, the skies will cry   When I sleep, the trees will weep   Lie to me 'til you believe   Say it 'til your fingers bleed      When you lie, you die   Only the truth will keep me alive      When you lie, you die   Only the truth will keep me alive