He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Sometimes I feel alone in a million crowd
An outside wandering alone without
Any words to say, they can't explain
The desire to overcome the pain
Feel the breath that's always getting away
Am I dreaming it all? I will never be afraid
[Chorus:]
I'll survive, in this nothing leading nowhere
I'll survive, feeling stronger for how much longer?
I'll survive, in this nothing leading nowhere
I'll survive, I survive
A voice inside of me that keeps on teasing
As sweet as like a whisper from the lips of pain
And so many steps that I can't make
I can't take the chance, release the break
And the breath just keeps on getting away
Am I dreaming it all? I will never be afraid
[Chorus: x2]
An outside wandering alone without
Any words to say, they can't explain
The desire to overcome the pain
Feel the breath that's always getting away
Am I dreaming it all? I will never be afraid
[Chorus:]
I'll survive, in this nothing leading nowhere
I'll survive, feeling stronger for how much longer?
I'll survive, in this nothing leading nowhere
I'll survive, I survive
A voice inside of me that keeps on teasing
As sweet as like a whisper from the lips of pain
And so many steps that I can't make
I can't take the chance, release the break
And the breath just keeps on getting away
Am I dreaming it all? I will never be afraid
[Chorus: x2]
Lyrics submitted by xdisturbedx87
Survive Lyrics as written by Marco Coti Zelati Marco Biazzi
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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