After The Fall Lyrics - Other People's Lives - Ray Davies

I just had a really bad fall 

And this time it was harder to get up than before 

I shouted to the heavens and a vision appeared 

I cried out "Can you help?", it replied "Not at all" 

After the fall is over 

You'll be on your own 

After the fall is over 

There'll be wrecks to clear in this war zone 

There'll be much to clean and time to atone 

But while it's dark you can shelter here 

In the bleak midwinter when you're feeling the fear 

Ah, but when the mist clears, the sun will shine again 

A life's gotta have direction 

After the deals are done 

You gotta ask the question 

Ask yourself why you go through it all 

When morality kicks in, who will catch you when you fall 

I'm a sinner waiting at the traveler's rest 

Seeking refuge from the storm, and I'm a grateful guest 

And a profit cries out in high platitudes 

I smile and say, "Hey, I was just passing through" 

And an angel cries, "Wait, we'll tell you when to move" 

Even at the gates of Heaven I'll be waiting in a queue 

Seems like I'm falling upwards 

Into the great white blue 

And all my imperfections 

You can learn your lines and fabricate a show 

But the way we come in, yeah, that's the way we're gonna go 

We cheat and lie to conquer our fears 

We can put on a smile just to cover up the tears 

Ah, but when the mist clears, the sun will shine again 

After the fall (after the fall is over) 

There'll be a better day 

After the fall is over 

So I fell on my arse, now I'm feeling the pain 

But the feeling will pass and so will the shame 

The bigger the ego, the bigger the fall 

When your reputation counts for nothing at all 

Ah, but when the mist clears, the sun will shine again 

I will greet you when the sun shines again 

After the fall (after the fall is over) 

There'll be a better day 

After the fall is over