My God is dead left a hollow space
  And in my heart a shallow grave
  Night closes in as you step outside
  The gates of hell are yawning wide
  
  I touched fire - in a burning sky
  I touched fire - in a flaming sky
  I touched fire - see the fire with me
  I touched fire - see the fire die
  
  My God is gone like a dying swan
  My river of tears washed the memory away
  Our world is small unkind and cruel
  We twist and turn in the whirlpool
  
  Getting ready to burn
  Getting ready to burn
  
  My bird has flown into the sky
  And spread its wings and taken flight
  Night closes in as you step outside
  The gates of hell still yawning wide