Taught by Fire

TAUGHT BY FIRE

(Verse 1)

I didn't sign up for this kind of school

No textbooks, no degrees

Just days that stretched like desert miles

Brought me to my knees

Every lesson hurt like hell to learn

Every truth came with a cost

But somewhere in the burning

I found what I thought I'd lost

(Chorus)

I was taught by fire

In the furnace of the years

Refined by what I couldn't change

And all those unshed tears

God was working in the valley

Where I couldn't see the plan

I was taught by fire

Now I understand

(Verse 2)

There were moments I was sure I'd break

Moments I let go

Of who I thought I had to be

To survive the undertow

But grace kept showing up each day

Even when I couldn't feel it

My Savior never left my side

Even when I couldn't see it

(Chorus)

I was taught by fire

In the furnace of the years

Refined by what I couldn't change

And all those unshed tears

God was working in the valley

Where I couldn't see the plan

I was taught by fire

Now I understand

(Bridge)

Not the life I would have chosen

Not the path I thought I'd take

But every scar became a story

Of the One who never breaks

His promises, His presence

Even in the darkest night

I was learning how to stand

When I thought I'd lost the fight

(Final Chorus)

I was taught by fire

And the flames did not consume

What was purified was precious

In the crucible and gloom

God was faithful in the furnace

Held me in His scarred hands

I was taught by fire

Now I understand

(Outro)

Now I understand

Yeah, now I understand