The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Uh huh
This one is good
The illusion of fun
D-are-you-G-S leave no one alive
I'm alive
Freedom of choice
Love my monkey on ice
Sittin' back in the sun
It's a wonder we're alive
I'm alive
Wake up, wake up
This is heaven on earth, oh yeah!
I give you my only love
Wake up, wake up
Nothing could be worse, oh yeah!
I give you my only love
Baby, we're aging with time
Live live live live right now
While you're alive
I'm alive
Ah
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
I'm alive
Wake up, wake up
This is heaven on earth, oh yeah!
I give you my only love
Wake up, wake up
Nothing could be worse, oh yeah!
I give you my only love
Ah
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
I'm alive
Wake up, wake up
This is heaven on earth, oh yeah!
I give you my only love
Wake up, wake up
Nothing could be worse, oh yeah!
I give you my only love [Repeat: x2]
This one is good
The illusion of fun
D-are-you-G-S leave no one alive
I'm alive
Freedom of choice
Love my monkey on ice
Sittin' back in the sun
It's a wonder we're alive
I'm alive
Wake up, wake up
This is heaven on earth, oh yeah!
I give you my only love
Wake up, wake up
Nothing could be worse, oh yeah!
I give you my only love
Baby, we're aging with time
Live live live live right now
While you're alive
I'm alive
Ah
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
I'm alive
Wake up, wake up
This is heaven on earth, oh yeah!
I give you my only love
Wake up, wake up
Nothing could be worse, oh yeah!
I give you my only love
Ah
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
I'm alive
Wake up, wake up
This is heaven on earth, oh yeah!
I give you my only love
Wake up, wake up
Nothing could be worse, oh yeah!
I give you my only love [Repeat: x2]
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Alive Lyrics as written by Joey Waronker Alex Ebert
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i love this song. it completely summarizes the way some drugs are - the best thing ever but so horrible. it's like the song right before a comedown. this high is the best, but it's the worst because the drugs just keep digging a hole. the high makes you feel alive, but alive in the most painful, raw way.
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It's about drugs, but not necessarily against them. It also says "This is heaven on earth" They have a lot of fun on drugs, but the comedown makes up for it.
i think their just sayin how you can be addicted and hate it. good music
I definitely have a different version of this song. n_n; It doesn't say the "Wake up, wake up/This is heaven on Earth" bit... The chorus is like...
Well, the people, they come They're watching the spot I'll give you my only love That's never a flaw Oh, with the talk I'll give you my only love
I can never find the real lyrics and he's singing kind of slurred, but... yeah... xD No clue.
I'd say that it's about drugs, too. I love the "D-R-U-G- leave no-one alive/I'm alive" part. It definitely says to me that this person once did drugs and quit them... The constant "I'm alive" kind of seems like he's shocked about this. Maybe he had a near-death experience with drugs like an OD or something, but he survived?
The Satah: I think that's the demo version of the song, and the chorus goes something like this:
Well, the people, they gawk They're watching us walk I'll give you my only love That's them on the block Oh, we're the talk I'll give you my only love.
"my monkey on ice" Ice is slang for crystal meth. I think thats what this song is about. its about the buzz you get off meth and the come down afterwards. also "we're ageing with time" a regular meth user looks around 30 years older than they are. :] x
I thought this was him saying how people always talk about how drugs kill you ("D-R-U-G-S leave no one alive"), yet he does drugs and is still alive ("I'm alive"). And I have a different version of the chorus, the same one as Raetsel...
Just what I thought. =)
D-R-U-G-S leave no one alive, but life always results in death, no matter what.