Steel Sharpens Steel

In the dark, in the burning forge
 Sparked by the funeral pyre
 I was smouldering in the cauldron
 I was hammered out by the fire
 In the light I was frozen stiff
 Exposed in my misery
 I was broken and awoken
 By the nightmare of history
 If you don't play the game
 Then you're sure to lose
 If you're gonna live or die
 You better be the one to choose
 It's a chain reaction
 When you turn the other cheek
 Remember if you're looking for action
 And you're feeling dull and weak
 Steel sharpens steel
 Steel sharpens
 Steel
 In the crowd and behind my back
 I can hear what they say
 I've been beaten and defeated
 But I'm fighting for a better day
 It may be hard to believe
 But I stay strong for you
 Sometimes I have my doubts
 And I don't know what to do