I just had a really bad fallnAnd this time it was harder to get up than beforenI shouted to the heavens and a vision appearednI cried out Can you help?, it replied Not at allnnAfter the fall is overnYou'll be on your ownnAfter the fall is overnnThere'll be wrecks to clear in this war zonenThere'll be much to clean and time to atonenBut while it's dark you can shelter herenIn the bleak midwinter when you're feeling the fearnAh, but when the mist clears, the sun will shine againnnA life's gotta have directionnAfter the deals are donenYou gotta ask the questionnnAsk yourself why you go through it allnWhen morality kicks in, who will catch you when you fallnI'm a sinner waiting at the traveler's restnSeeking refuge from the storm, and I'm a grateful guestnAnd a profit cries out in high platitudesnI smile and say, Hey, I was just passing throughnAnd an angel cries, Wait, we'll tell you when to movenEven at the gates of Heaven I'll be waiting in a queuennSeems like I'm falling upwardsnInto the great white bluenAnd all my imperfectionsnnYou can learn your lines and fabricate a shownBut the way we come in, yeah, that's the way we're gonna gonWe cheat and lie to conquer our fearsnWe can put on a smile just to cover up the tearsnAh, but when the mist clears, the sun will shine againnnAfter the fall (after the fall is over)nThere'll be a better daynAfter the fall is overnnSo I fell on my arse, now I'm feeling the painnBut the feeling will pass and so will the shamenThe bigger the ego, the bigger the fallnWhen your reputation counts for nothing at allnAh, but when the mist clears, the sun will shine againnnI will greet you when the sun shines againnAfter the fall (after the fall is over)nThere'll be a better daynAfter the fall is over