Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
There's all these cracks
Crack of sunlight
Crack in the mirror, on your lips
It's the moment of a sunset, Friday
When our conversations twist
It's the fifth day of ice on a new tattoo
But the ice should be on our heads
We only spun the wheel to catch ourselves
So we weren't left for death

And I was never looking for approval from anyone but you
And though this journey is over, I'll go back if you ask me to

[Chorus]
I'm not dead, just floating
Right between the ink of your tattoo
In the belly of the beast we turned into
I'm not scared, just changing
Right beyond the cigarette and the devilish smile
You're my crack of sunlight

You can do the math a thousand ways, but you can't erase the facts
That others come, and others go, but you always come back
I'm a winter flower underground, always thirsty for summer rain
And just like the change of seasons
I know you'll be back again

[Chorus]

I'm not dead just yet
I'm not dead, I'm just floating
Doesn't matter where I'm going
I'll find you
I'm not scared at all
Underneath the cuts and bruises
Finally gained what no one loses
I'll find you
I will find you

I'm not dead, just floating
I'm not scared, just changing
You're my crack of sunlight, yeah



Lyrics submitted by xotinyox

Track duration: 03:28

"I'm Not Dead" as written by Alecia B Moore, Billy Mann

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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    General Comment:we only spun the web to catch ourselves , so we were't left for dead
    very clever line but it means
    we only build a relonshonship so to stay together ,so we did'nt fight i think or something along those lines but the beautiful thing about music is that you can put your own spin on it so could mean any thing
    Flag destinyheartxoxon February 23, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:i can't work out what the line..
    'we only spun the web to catch ourselves, so we weren't left for dead'...means.

    could anyone help me with this?
    Flag vegas-skiesxon January 13, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Yeah, seems to me as though this song is about an unstable relationship in the way that it's on again/off again. And yeah, I agree with nd_adam about the 'scars' thing.
    Flag spacexoddityon November 08, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:i agree with the last few comments.
    i think that she would do anything for this guy that keeps leaving her and keeps coming back. she's never cared about what anyone else thought of her until him (and i was never looking for approval from anyone but you)
    "and though this journey's over" she isn't dead yet, because, as she states many times, he'll be back again.
    also, she plays tough on the outside and doesn't want him to know that it hurts her, because she says "underneath the ink of my tattoo, i've tried to hide my scars from you".
    Flag nd_adamon March 21, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Loved the song defently (SOrry bout the spelling) up there in my top five.

    (sorry don got a clue on what it means ;-/)
    Flag ur_not_allon March 10, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Seriously, only 8 comments? I think this is one of the best songs on the album.

    I think this song is about a couple who is on again off again. He is always breaking up with her but she knows he'll be back again.
    Flag xkrison March 02, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think there may be two people in this song, but more importantly, i think she is singing a lot of this to herself. Listen to the song with that in mind...
    Flag ShadowManon January 22, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:The line
    Your my crack of sunlight
    and
    I know you'll be back again.
    Those lines Summarise the whole song, she is not in a relationship, just 'floating' between people, but she is still there and not dead and gone. She's changing, things are changing, but she knows that he will always come back for her, and that gives her hope 'my crack of sunlight'
    Flag HoliHallowon December 01, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:tis song has become mah favourite song of all time...i dunno if it's rite, but wen i first hurd de song i felt it's describing a very twisted relationship, in that it seems like they are not meant to be n so de guy kept going away n dat brings her pain, but she knows eventually they will be together (or she knows he'll b back) so even tho it's painful, she still lingers on..(i'm not dead..just floating)
    Flag debbyh527on April 09, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:this song means more to me than any other song in the entire world. wow. i hope pink reads this and knows how deeply she as touched me with her words.

    this song perfectly describes the love i have for my best friend mike. we've been friends for 2 years, and this year we have become closer than we've ever been before. he's about to leave me for the summer... as he's left me the past 2 years before... and while others come and go, he ALWAYS comes back to me. everytime i'm with him, i honestly feel like i'm floating in between the ink of his tattoos. i wish i could just stay right there on his chest forever. hhe is truly the crack of sunlight in my life. no other guy is even worth my time.
    Flag trlgrl20on March 29, 2007   Link

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