In the aftermath 
Of a forest fire
As we gaze upon the blackened land
Of the mountainside
Oh it's hard to understand
What has happened to the land
What once was green
Will never be again

And the rain that falls
From over head
That would feed the flowers and the trees
Causes mudslides instead
Oh it's hard to comprehend 
Why this beauty has to end 
For the living forest
Seems to be dead

But out of ashes
The mountainside will live again
Out of ashes
The forest will grow
Though it's painful to see 
That things will never be the same
Look around and you'll find
What's about to unwind

It will take some time
For the grass and scrubs and pine
To reveal their grand design
And reach for the sky
Then soon you will learn 
That beauty returns
And out of ashes
The forest will rise

When the shadows come
When the darkness falls
When it seems that nothing in your world
Is going right at all
You look away and just pretend
That things are just as you intend
But you wonder if
You'll ever smile again

When the rain that falls
From over head
Seems to wash away your hopes and dreams
And brings you sorrows instead
Oh it's hard to carry on
When you're barely holding on
But the winds of change
are coming with the dawn

For out of ashes
The sun begins to shine again
Out of ashes
Things start to change
And it may be our journeys
Turned out different than we planned
But in time we will see
What's beginning to be

It will take some time
For the feelings to unwind
'Til we'll see our grand design and
Reach for the sky
Then soon we will learn
That beauty returns
And like the forest
We begin to rise

Through sorrows and trials
As we reach for the sky
Out of ashes
We will rise!