Still Alive – English Lyrics

• By: Demi Lovato

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ WOKE UP UNDER WATER ♪

♪ THROAT CHAINED AT THE COLLAR ♪

♪ COULDN’T GET ANY FARTHER ♪

♪ FROM THE DAYLIGHT ♪

♪ WAS I STILL DREAMING ♪

♪ STUCK TO A MACHINE OR ♪

♪ CHOKING AND SCREAMING ♪

♪ WITH MY HANDS TIED ♪

♪ CALLIN AND CALLIN BUT NOBODY COMES ♪

♪ FALLIN AND FALLIN NO AIR IN MY LUNGS ♪

♪ GETTING SO COMFORTABLY NUMB ♪

♪ DON’T KNOW HOW I OPENED UP MY EYES ♪

♪ BUT I’M ♪

♪ STILL ALIVE ♪

♪ I DON’T WANNA JUST SURVIVE ♪

♪ GIVE ME SOMETHING TO SINK ALL MY TEETH IN ♪

♪ EAT THE DEVIL AND SPIT OUT MY DEMONS ♪

♪ STILL ALIVE ♪

♪ ALREADY DIED A THOUSAND TIMES ♪

♪ WENT TO HELL BUT I’M BACK AND I’M BREATHING ♪

♪ MAKE ME BLEED WHILE MY HEART IS STILL BEATING ♪

♪ STILL ALIVE ♪

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♪ SUCKED OUT THE POISON ♪

♪ DROWNED OUT THE NOISE ♪

♪ CAUSE I MADE A CHOICE ♪

♪ AND DREW A HARD LINE ♪

♪ LET THE FIRE CATCH ♪

♪ UNTIL I’M BACK TO ASH ♪

♪ IF ANYBODY ASKS I’M TURNING BACK TIME ♪

♪ CHASING THE GHOSTS THAT WOULD HAUNT ME AT NIGHT ♪

♪ FACING MY PAST CAUSE I’M UP FOR THE FIGHT ♪

♪ SOMEBODY TURNED ON THE LIGHT ♪

♪ I’M NOT AFRAID TO OPEN UP MY EYES ♪

♪ AND I’M ♪

♪ STILL ALIVE ♪

♪ I DON’T WANNA JUST SURVIVE ♪

♪ GIVE ME SOMETHING TO SINK ALL MY TEETH IN ♪

♪ EAT THE DEVIL AND SPIT OUT MY DEMONS ♪

♪ STILL ALIVE ♪

♪ ALREADY DIED A THOUSAND TIMES ♪

♪ WENT TO HELL BUT I’M BACK AND I’M BREATHING ♪

♪ MAKE ME BLEED WHILE MY HEART IS STILL BEATING ♪

♪ ALREADY DIED ♪

♪ SUDDENLY I’M ♪

♪ STILL ALIVE ♪

♪ I DON’T WANNA JUST SURVIVE ♪

♪ GIVE ME SOMETHING TO SINK ALL MY TEETH IN ♪

♪ EAT THE DEVIL AND SPIT OUT MY DEMONS ♪

♪ STILL ALIVE ♪

♪ ALREADY DIED A THOUSAND TIMES ♪

♪ WENT TO HELL BUT I’M BACK AND I’M BREATHING ♪

♪ MAKE ME BLEED WHILE MY HEART IS STILL BEATING ♪

♪ STILL ALIVE ♪

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♪ STILL ALIVE ♪

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♪ (STILL ALIVE) ♪

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A1	adjective - living, not dead
survive /sərˈvaɪv/ A2	verb - to continue to live or exist, especially after a difficult or dangerous situation
devil /ˈdɛvəl/ A1	noun - an evil spirit or force
demons /ˈdɛmənz/ B1	noun - an evil spirit or influence
breathing /ˈbriːðɪŋ/ A1	verb - to take air into the lungs and then expel it
bleed /bliːd/ A2	verb - to lose blood from the body
beating /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ A2	verb - to strike repeatedly noun - a pulsating movement of the heart
poison /ˈpɔɪzən/ A2	noun - a substance that is capable of causing harm or death
noise /nɔɪz/ A1	noun - a sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant
choice /tʃɔɪs/ A1	noun - an act of selecting or making a decision
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - the phenomenon of combustion
ash /æʃ/ A2	noun - the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance
haunt /hɔnt/ B1	verb - to frequently visit or appear in a place, especially as a ghost
past /pæst/ A1	noun - the time before the present
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - to take part in a physical conflict
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
open /ˈoʊpən/ A1	verb - to move something so that it is no longer closed
comfortably /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/ B1	adverb - in a way that provides physical comfort
numb /nʌm/ B1	adjective - deprived of the power of sensation or feeling

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ WOKE UP UNDER WATER ♪

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb 'woke' is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• ♪ COULDN’T GET ANY FARTHER ♪

  ➔ Modal Verb (Could) + Comparative Adjective

  ➔ 'Couldn’t' is a modal verb expressing inability, and 'farther' is a comparative adjective indicating degree.

• ♪ CALLIN AND CALLIN BUT NOBODY COMES ♪

  ➔ Gerund (Calling) + Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ 'Calling' is a gerund acting as a noun, and 'is calling' is implied in the present continuous tense.

• ♪ GIVE ME SOMETHING TO SINK ALL MY TEETH IN ♪

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive 'to sink' is used to express purpose after the verb 'give'.

• ♪ EAT THE DEVIL AND SPIT OUT MY DEMONS ♪

  ➔ Coordination of Verbs (And)

  ➔ The conjunction 'and' is used to join two verbs 'eat' and 'spit' in a coordinated structure.

• ♪ ALREADY DIED A THOUSAND TIMES ♪

  ➔ Adverb of Frequency (Already)

  ➔ The adverb 'already' indicates that the action of dying happened before a specific time.

• ♪ IF ANYBODY ASKS I’M TURNING BACK TIME ♪

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This is a type 1 conditional sentence, where the 'if' clause is in the present simple and the main clause is in the future simple.

• ♪ MAKE ME BLEED WHILE MY HEART IS STILL BEATING ♪

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense in a Temporal Clause

  ➔ The present continuous tense 'is still beating' is used in a temporal clause to indicate an action happening at the same time as another.