Face the fire
By Michelle Butler
How I wish I was that woman,
Who is bold and unafraid,
I will I could be fierce and strong,
Not caring about every choice I make.
But I care and that holds me back,
Courage and fire sometimes I lack.
But I don't want to live my life like this anymore,
I want nothing to hold me back anymore,
I want to face the fire, and fight the fight,
I want to face the fire, and light up the nights.
I was held back, made poor choices along the way,
I couldn't let go of them, I couldn't say what I wanted to say.
Because old ghosts of a past life keep haunting me,
And those ghosts of my past, won't leave me.
So I stay that shy quiet girl,
Living in a plain and ordinary world.
Face the Fire(Mid-tempo empowering ballad – starts intimate with piano and soft vocals, then builds with acoustic guitar, strings, and a steady, determined drum beat)Verse 1
How I wish I was that woman,
Who is bold and unafraid,
I wish I could be fierce and strong,
Not caring about every choice I make.
But I care and that holds me back,
Courage and fire sometimes I lack.
I walk these London streets with my head down low,
Still the shy girl from the place I used to know.
I was held back, made poor choices along the way,
I couldn’t let go of them, I couldn’t say what I wanted to say.
Because old ghosts of a past life keep haunting me,
And those ghosts of my past, won’t set me free.
So I stay that shy quiet girl,
Living in a plain and ordinary world.
But I don’t want to live my life like this anymore,
I want nothing to hold me back anymore.
I want to face the fire, and fight the fight,
I want to face the fire, and light up the nights.
No more hiding in the rain, no more tears I disguise,
I’m done being the lost soul drifting with the tide.
Let it burn, let it break, let it change who I am,
I’m ready to rise… ready to begin again.
I carried the bottles, the slammed doors, the pain,
From Bethnal Green echoes to the day I walked away.
Sixteen with a suitcase, running to a life, a scared girl,
Came back broken, built a marriage that eventually failed.
I loved him softly, with everything I had,
But the scared little girl inside was still holding me back.
Now the mirror shows a woman tired of being small,
I hear her whisper… “It’s time to risk it all.''
I don’t want to live my life like this anymore,
I want nothing to hold me back anymore.
I want to face the fire, and fight the fight,
I want to face the fire, and light up the nights.
No more quiet corners, no more playing it safe,
I’m stepping out the shadows, claiming my own space.
Let it burn, let it break, let the old me fall,
I’m ready to rise… I’m ready to have it all.
To the girl who ran, to the woman who tried,
To the soft kind heart that learned how to survive—
Thank you for carrying me this far,
But I need to be braver than who we were.
No more ghosts dictating where I go,
I’m writing a new story, letting the wild winds blow.
Watch me burn bright, watch me finally fly,
This quiet woman’s learning how to roar inside.
I don’t want to live my life like this anymore,
Nothing in this world’s gonna hold me back anymore!
I will face the fire, and fight the fight,
I will face the fire, and light up the nights.
Bold and unafraid, fierce and strong at last,
No more caring what they think of my past.
Let it burn, let it shine, let the whole sky ignite,
This is my time… I’m stepping into the light.
How I wish I was that woman…
Now I’m becoming her.
Face the fire… face the fire…
I’m finally becoming her.
