Alive – English Lyrics

• By: As December Falls
• Album: Join The Club

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into As December Falls' energetic track "Alive" and learn how music can express the journey from darkness to light. This pop-punk anthem not only showcases the band's dynamic sound but also offers a powerful message about mental health and finding your way back to feeling alive. Discover how the band connects with fans through themes of resilience and community.

[English]

Come here and don't say never 'cause that's a real long time

I've been asking around and tryna find a way to see my sign

It's not long 'til you're meant to be here, but you won't show up

I know that you're mad at me and our history

Says take it slow

I'll wait while the sun goes down and leaves this town

And encases me in the blackness

In the dark where all the bad thoughts come

Alive, alive, alive, alive, alive

I just wanna be alone with you tonight

To save me from myself

You know you're something else

You make me feel alive

...

Find me, I'll be the one with glitter on my eyes

You fill me up with hope, then leave, and act surprised

I don't feel great, I just wanted you to stay

(Please, stay)

I'll wait while the sun goes down and leaves this town

And encases me in the blackness (in the blackness)

In the dark (the dark) where all the bad thoughts come

Alive, alive, alive, alive, alive

I just wanna be alone with you tonight

To save me from myself

You know you're something else

You make me feel alive

...

Alive, alive, alive, alive, alive

I just wanna be alone with you tonight

...

Alive, alive, alive, alive, alive

I just wanna feel something, is that alright? Yeah

To save me from myself

You know you're something else

You make me feel alive

Alive, alive, alive, alive, alive

I just wanna be alone with you tonight

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living, not dead
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to rescue or protect
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	noun - the present night or the night following the present day
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate something
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to remain in place or delay action until a particular time or event
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - an urban area that is smaller than a city
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	noun - the absence of light adjective - with little or no light
thoughts /θɔːts/ A2	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - not good
something /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ A1	noun - a thing that is not known, specified, or named
else /els/ A2	adjective - different; other.
glitter /ˈɡlɪtər/ B1	noun - small, shiny pieces of material used for decoration
history /ˈhɪstəri/ A2	noun - the past

Key Grammar Structures

• Come here and don't say never 'cause that's a real long time

  ➔ Imperative sentence combined with a negative imperative and a causal clause

  ➔ Using "Don't" forms a negative imperative, telling someone not to do something. "Cause" is a contraction of "because" used to introduce a causal reason.

• I've been asking around and tryna find a way to see my sign

  ➔ Present perfect continuous tense to describe an ongoing action

  ➔ The structure "have/has been + verb-ing" emphasizes the duration of an action that started in the past and is still ongoing.

• I'll wait while the sun goes down and leaves this town

  ➔ Future simple tense with a temporal clause expressing an action that will happen

  ➔ The contraction "I'll" is a short form of "I will," indicating a future intention. The phrase "while the sun goes down" shows the timing of the future action.

• And encases me in the blackness

  ➔ The verb "encases" in the present simple tense, used here in an active voice to describe a current state

  ➔ The verb "encases" is in the simple present tense, indicating a current action or state. It is active, showing that the subject is causing the action.

• You make me feel alive

  ➔ Present simple tense with a causative verb structure "make" + object + base verb

  ➔ The verb "make" is used causatively, causing the object "me" to "feel alive." It’s in the simple present tense, expressing a general truth or feeling.

• Feel something, is that alright?

  ➔ Imperative sentence with a question tag, combining a command with a question

  ➔ This is a command "Feel something," followed by a question tag "is that alright?" used to seek agreement or confirmation.

• To save me from myself

  ➔ Infinitive phrase indicating purpose or goal

  ➔ The phrase "to save me" uses the infinitive form "to + verb" to express purpose—here, to help or protect oneself.

• And our history Says take it slow

  ➔ Imperative mood in the phrase "take it slow" (a command or suggestion)

  ➔ The phrase "take it slow" is an imperative, giving advice or a command to proceed gently or cautiously.