Alive Lyrics

Lyric discussion by rafifreak00 

Cover art for Alive lyrics by Oasis

I think this song is talking about someone that's in a higher position than another, and the person in a higher position has more so-to-say "power" and control of others and is "cooler" and accepted with people.

Then, this high powered one gets into something big and 'falls,' making it his time to shine and show how great he really is, which nobody could see because of this gloatatious bastard :)