Why I love it: My little brother introduced me to the newer albums by this crazy awesome band, and I fell in love with this song immediately. I listened to it consistently all summer this year, not really knowing why I felt like I "needed" to listen to it.
Then the 2nd of September, almost a month ago now, I was scrolling on Facebook and came over a post a friend of mine had made about my best friend who I rarely saw because he had some social issues. She talked about how much she missed him, that it was his birthday and that he should have turned 23 that day but he never made it so far. I found out he'd taken his own life and I was broken for weeks, missing him. This is his anthem now.
Life is an illusion
Time a mere delusion
A cage is a creation
Of someone's imagination
If life makes you glow
Then glow like a star
You're the night,
You're the dayOwn the sky,
Live in the clouds,
Defy gravity
A sign, an aberration,
Your road down to damnation
When a restroom illustration
Predicts the tribulation
Let the dreams give you hope
Live in a dream
Let the music flow
With your eyes closed from the vast garden of stars
Sing one rhyme
Wait for the punch line
Notes are blind
But they know when you sing and smile
Life is better alive
It is a dumb thing to say
But the fact won't wane away
Sing with someone today
When your team makes a game winning goal
Get ready to sing
With a friend who is right beside you
With the friends beside you
Time
Every light on the blue sky
The night will beautify
Time
Cast coins in a waterfall
Two coins, one for each eye
Time
The icy tingle of empty vapor on your hand
Time
A tiny crack's a grand canyon in its command
Just one life
Sing with a feeling
Turn back time
Make all your stars align
The only thing you need
The vanity of happiness
When friends align
They sing in the key of
Life
Life is better alive
It is a dumb thing to say
But the fact won't wane away
Smile at someone today
If the wall smiles back
You're alive and ready to sing
Life is better alive
It is a dumb thing to say
But the fact won't wane away
Sing with someone today
When your team makes a game winning goal
Get ready to sing
With a friend who is right beside you
With the friend beside you
Life is better alive
It's a dumb thing to say
But the fact won't wane away
Life is better alive
When your team makes a game winning goal
Get ready to sing
It is a dumb thing to say
But your life is better alive
Life is better alive
Life is better alive
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Songs That Are Worth Checking Out + Why
PoetrySongs I love, both the lyrics and the song + a story of why these songs in particular make me feel special feelings when I listen to them. And to make it clear, I do NOT own any of the songs.
