I'm walking in their footsteps I'm singing their old songs Somebody blazed this trail I'm treadin' on I'm bent, but I'm not broken I'm stronger than I feel I'm made of flesh and bone Not made of steel I'm the keeper of the flame The teller of the story Keeper of the flame For the ones that came before me For the little pilot lights waiting to ignite Like fireflies in the rain Keeper of the flame I've been burned out to ashes Waiting for a wind To carry me and start a fire again Sometimes I'm just a flicker A candle in your eye But I swear to God I'll never let it die I'm the keeper of the flame The teller of the story Keeper of the flame For the ones that came before me For the little pilot lights waiting to ignite Like fireflies in the rain Keeper of the flame When I'm drowning When I'm fighting When I'm screaming When I'm hiding When I'm losing When I'm winning I go back to The beginning Keeper of the flame The teller of the story Keeper of the flame I'm not doing it for the glory But for those little pilot lights waiting to ignite Like fireflies in the rain Keeper of the flame I'm the keeper of the flame Ooh, ooh I'm the keeper of the flame Ooh, ooh