Everyday is a new day
I'm thankful for every breath I take
I won't take it for granted
So I learn from my mistakes

It's beyond my control, sometimes it's best to let go
Whatever happens in this lifetime
So I trust in love
You have given me peace of mind

[Chorus]
I feel so alive for the very first time
I can't deny you
I feel so alive
I feel so alive for the very first time
And I think I can fly

Sunshine upon my face
A new song for me to sing
Tell the world how I feel inside
Even though it might cost me everything

Now that I know this, so beyond, I can't hold this
I can never turn my back away
Now that I've seen you
I can never look away

[Chorus]

[bridge:]
Now that I know you (I could never turn my back away)
Now that I see you (I could never look away)
Now that I know you (I could never turn my back away)
Now that I see you (I believe no matter what they say)

[Chorus: x2]



Lyrics submitted by Michael

Track duration: 03:25

"Alive" as written by Vicci Martinez, Peter Anders Svensson

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network

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    My Interpretation:Definitely finding God or finding him again. Being in recovery it definitely has profound meaning to me as step 3, turning my will and my life over to God.

    Funny how many years I have listened to it before now and take a totally different and literal meaning to the song.

    Do I feel alive? Yeah. Is everything unicorns and rainbows now that I found Him again? No, but it's a lot better than what it was.
    Flag Spachion January 23, 2013   Link
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    Memory:such a great song about finding either god or a true love you never thought you would have.
    for me its all about finding people and being put in situations that let me be me and i truley felt alive knowing i finally fitted in and its just trusting whatever happens happens for a reason.
    i live a very individual free thinking lifestyle and have many beliefs and ideas and this song just tells me im not alone others are there with me and there is more to life than following society and while im not religious i am spiritual and its about knowing my faith is strong enough to pull me through
    Flag happyloveon January 04, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:I think the interpretation could go either way from Finding God or Finding Yourself.
    Flag saintofmon January 21, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:The members of P.O.D are christian, so this song is based around seeking God, and confiding in him, no matter what others say. I feel, as someone who doesn't believe in a God, this song has helped me through hard times; not because I somehow 'see' a God when I'm feeling down, but because the song can also be interpreted as finding God in YOURSELF, and appreciating the life you've been given and the breath you take being considered a gift. It's an incredible song, and it came out right around 9/11, when I was very young, so the song really imposed me, and it made me think and appreciate my family and friends.
    Flag japscatratpackon July 16, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This song is definitly about God. In the Bible God says he is love. "So I trust in love... I can't deny you, I feel so alive". Dude I love God and P.O.D. so much. They've truly been blessed by Christ. And God shines through them dude.
    Flag Sallywatergunon January 15, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Definitely a song about finally feeling God in his life.

    "I can't deny you"
    ~Now that he's felt God, he can no longer deny his power/grace.

    "Tell the world how I feel inside, even though it might cost me everything"
    ~This may be referring to P.O.D. coming out as a Christian Rock Band, previous Rock Bands who publicly stated their beliefs were often not taken seriously. P.O.D. was one of the first bands to come out about their faith, and were still taken seriously afterwards. This may be him saying that revealing his faith my cost him all of his fortune and fame that he has gained through the band.

    "No that I see you (I'll believe no matter what they say)"
    ~No matter what anyone says about God, he's not going to push Him away from his life, because he's truly felt him for the first time.

    But then again lyrics are all about your own interpretation, which is usually what makes the song more meaningful to you.

    Anyways that's what I get.
    Flag Benny3092on December 06, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:To feel alive is to feel original! I just can't stop smiling! No one can will ever understand what I have been through, so no need to explain1
    Flag differentfeatherson November 21, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is about having you life flash before you eyes, because the whole video takes place durring a car accident, and during the crash they show different events in his life, or what he did earlier, either way it makes sense
    Flag sinsofwolveson February 12, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:uhhhh god???? i say drugsssss!!!! drugs all the wayy!!!
    Flag blahblahblah69on May 09, 2009   Link
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    My Opinion:Personally i think this song is about discovering God. 'you have given me peace of mind'- God has provided this person with a new meaning to life
    Flag Canucksarebeaston May 05, 2009   Link

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