Well I feel it take the flesh from underneath,
Feel it burst up to the surface to my undeterred relief.
But it takes a while to find what's underneath,
And I feel it whilst it's bursting at the seams.
Well it burns me like the fire straight and true,
See it burning through the night now like a wilder shade of blue.
On a starry night that I had seldom knew,
As I spied it through the window of my room.
I run away, some days, mistreat me,
So mistreat me.
I run away, the shame completes me,
So mistreat me.
I wouldn't have it any other way,
They can pick and poke, rip and tear, but I rip the fire away.
It cuts me for forever and a day,
It cuts me when I hear you people say.
I run away, some days, mistreat me,
So mistreat me.
I run away, the shame completes me,
So mistreat me.