From the Ashes

Here are some lyrics of a ballad I have to learn for a CD release party. I like them for some reason. Not sure who the writer is.

My right hand holds matches
My left holds my past
I hope the wind catches
And burns it down fast
I’m gonna step into the fire
With my failures and my shames
And wave goodbye to yesterday
While I dance among the flames

So don’t try to save me now
Let the walls of my world all burn down
Just stand back and wait till the smoke finally passes
And I will rise from the ashes, from the ashes, from the ashes

For all that I’m losing
Much more will I gain
The hard part is choosing
To change what needs changed
Well my step will be much lighter
With these demons off my chest
I’m born a better spirit
Lay the old to rest

So don’t try to save me now
Let the walls of my world all burn down
Just stand back and wait till the smoke finally passes
And I will rise from the ashes, from the ashes, from the ashes

I’ll walk away stronger
I will be flying
Higher and truer than I’ve flown before

My right hand holds matches
My left holds my past
I hope the wind catches
And burns it down fast