Cynthia Erivo

Alive
I've had ghosts of my past Come back to greet me Big wide smiles in their eyes I go blind looking back Pray they can't see me Pray they'll let me be 'Cause I can't Outrun, outsmart, outlive myself Outrun, outsmart my shadow I wish I'd learned to take heed of all the signs I wish I could turn back the hands of old man time It's the saddest of truths, seen it with my own brown eyes If you play with fire, you'll get burned alive I wish I could have known The way fate would use me Took my life in her hands The things she'd do to me Yet I'd never complain I'd always go through it The pains a part of the play 'Cause I can't Outrun, outsmart, outlive myself SongtexteOutrun, outsmart my shadow I wish I'd learned to take heed of all the signs I wish I could turn back the hands of old man time It's the saddest of truths, seen it with my own brown eyes If you play with fire, you'll get burned alive No wrong turns, no regrets No lessons learned, this is all that we get Yeah that's just how it goes The good and bad it takes its toll before we get old I wish I'd learned to take heed of all the signs I wish I could turn back the hands of old man time It's the saddest of truths, seen it with my own brown eyes If you play with fire, you'll get burned alive Aus Songtexte Mania