In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Dead is the new alive
Despair's the new survival
A pointless point of view
Give in, give in, give in, give in
You play the game
You'll never win
Dead is the new alive
Life's only living rival
A casket built for two
Give in, give in, give in, give in
You play the game
You'll never win
So take me now or take me never
I won't wait
You're already late
So say goodbye or say forever
Choose your fate
How else can we survive?
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
A gothic play revival
The last act of the show
Give in, give in, give in, give in
You play the game
You'll never win
So take me now or take me never
I won't wait
You're already late
So say goodbye or say forever
Choose your fate
How else can we survive?
Dead is the new alive
What is day without a blessed night?
And what is peace without a blessed fight?
What is the day without a blessed night?
And what is peace without a blessed, blessed, blessed fight?
A quick taste of the poison
A quick twist of the knife
When the obsession with death
The obsession with death becomes a way of life
A quick taste of the poison
A quick twist of the knife
When the obsession with death
The obsession with death becomes a way of life
Alive, alive, alive
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Alive, alive, alive
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Alive, alive, alive
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Alive, alive, alive
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Dead is the new alive
Alive, alive, alive
Dead is the new alive
Alive, alive, alive
Alive
Dead is the new alive
Alive
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
Despair's the new survival
A pointless point of view
Give in, give in, give in, give in
You play the game
You'll never win
Dead is the new alive
Life's only living rival
A casket built for two
Give in, give in, give in, give in
You play the game
You'll never win
So take me now or take me never
I won't wait
You're already late
So say goodbye or say forever
Choose your fate
How else can we survive?
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
A gothic play revival
The last act of the show
Give in, give in, give in, give in
You play the game
You'll never win
So take me now or take me never
I won't wait
You're already late
So say goodbye or say forever
Choose your fate
How else can we survive?
Dead is the new alive
What is day without a blessed night?
And what is peace without a blessed fight?
What is the day without a blessed night?
And what is peace without a blessed, blessed, blessed fight?
A quick taste of the poison
A quick twist of the knife
When the obsession with death
The obsession with death becomes a way of life
A quick taste of the poison
A quick twist of the knife
When the obsession with death
The obsession with death becomes a way of life
Alive, alive, alive
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Alive, alive, alive
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Alive, alive, alive
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Alive, alive, alive
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Dead is the new alive
Alive, alive, alive
Dead is the new alive
Alive, alive, alive
Alive
Dead is the new alive
Alive
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
Dead is the new alive
Lyrics submitted by Sparkle_motion
Dead Is The New Alive Lyrics as written by Emilie Autumn
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I just thought of this- But does this song remind ANYONE else of the movies SAWI,II,III, and IV? ("You play the game, you never win" / "The obsession with death becomes a way of life") -- those could follow how Jigsaw became obsessed with those things after he was told when he was to die, along when his wife intruded after the death of their baby... Just a crazy thought. c:
OMG Lucy, when i started reading your post, everything sinked in. Wow that was a great thought...keep thinking like that and we may have a scientist who cures cancer on our hands. =)P<br /> ~Lolita Nola =)P
P.S. Also, it makes even more sense seeing as Emilie did do the music in one of the Saw's. I think it was Saw IV and the song is called "Organ Grinder".<br /> ~ =)P
Organ Grinder is on SawIII, and this one is on another, isn't it?
I think this song is at the end of a Saw movie.
Indeed is was! Organ Grinder was on Saw III and Dead is The New Alive was on IV.