Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Your hands were covered in paint
The pillow smothered my cry
You were half charmer half snake
I lived in dream time
But I'm alive
I survived you
And the bitter taste
The years I wasted
All the hate is gone
Cause I'm alive
Some nights I'd sleep in the car
Just to escape you
You drove devotion too far
No one could save you
But I'm alive
I survived you
And the bitter taste
The years I wasted
All the hate is gone
Cause I'm alive
I still have visions of you
I still have nights to get through
And when the trust isn't true
I have these visions of you
I have these visions of you
And I'm alive
I survived you
And the bitter taste
The years I wasted
All the hate is gone
Cause I'm alive
I'm alive
I'm alive
Ride on and fade away
I'm alive
There's nothing more to say
I'm alive
Ride on and fade away
I'm alive
There's nothing more to say
I'm alive
Ride on and fade away
And the bitter taste
The years I wasted
All the hate is gone
The pillow smothered my cry
You were half charmer half snake
I lived in dream time
But I'm alive
I survived you
And the bitter taste
The years I wasted
All the hate is gone
Cause I'm alive
Some nights I'd sleep in the car
Just to escape you
You drove devotion too far
No one could save you
But I'm alive
I survived you
And the bitter taste
The years I wasted
All the hate is gone
Cause I'm alive
I still have visions of you
I still have nights to get through
And when the trust isn't true
I have these visions of you
I have these visions of you
And I'm alive
I survived you
And the bitter taste
The years I wasted
All the hate is gone
Cause I'm alive
I'm alive
I'm alive
Ride on and fade away
I'm alive
There's nothing more to say
I'm alive
Ride on and fade away
I'm alive
There's nothing more to say
I'm alive
Ride on and fade away
And the bitter taste
The years I wasted
All the hate is gone
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
I'm Alive Lyrics as written by Heather Nova
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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