Lyric discussion by cay15 

Cover art for Witness lyrics by Sarah McLachlan

This song is so powerful. I think I understand it because it says : "Will we burn in heaven like we do down here.." - and I think many people are suffering in their life that the person knows and the person feels like everything is cursed and bad and nothing will ever get better, and the person is wondering if heaven will be the same or if it will set them free from the darkness, because "everyone is waiting.."