Reviews for I'm Alive Lyrics

i am an atheist, but my friend is a brainwashed christian. im trying to make her listen to this song so she can get the message that... well, there will never be a reason why i will surrender to her advice to change myself, id rather die.

"It's my obligation
To never again, allow this to happen"

"I carry the torch of my fathers before me"

It speaks to the human history and modern evil and injustice in the world and all of our individual obligation to not accept it.

Sounds alot like an anti-hate song to me :)
Possibly anti-semitism, or anti-homophobia or somthing?
'There will never be a reason why I will surrender to your advice
To change myself, I'd rather die'
See? :D

When I listen to this song, I think of myself and my abusive and overbearing parents who think they can control me and every aspect of my life.

"Never again will I be dishonored"

-- I said "Enough is enough with the bullshit" and finally took a stand against them.

"And never again will I be reminded
Of living within the world of the jaded"

-- This is the dream of completely escaping from my family and breaking all ties with them, getting rid of everything that reminds me of them, putting that part of my past fully behind me.

"They kill inspiration"

-- They do everything they can to keep me from freedom and hope.

"It's my obligation
To never again, allow this to happen
Where do I begin?
The choices are endless"

-- This describes my feeling of complete rightness in taking a stand but a sense of lostness at what to do next now that I have; and all I know is that I can’t let it happen anymore.

"Denying the sin"

-- My parents completely ignore or deny anything they do against me.

"My art, my redemption"

-- The "art" is the thing I find solace in, my anime; at times it’s the only thing that makes life feel worth living.

"I carry the torch of my fathers before me"

-- I use the fire of my spirit to stand against oppression, a battle that’s been going on since the dawn of time.

"The thing I treasure most in life cannot be taken away"

-- Defiant to the end, I will always be true to myself and be who I am, and that is the one thing you can never take away from me.

"There will never be a reason why I will surrender to your advice
To change myself, I'd rather die
Though they will not understand"

-- I will never change who I am to be who my parents want me to be. I would rather die than give up the one thing that got me through all these times and betray who I am. They would never understand this, because they think I still have the mentality of a twelve-year-old.

"I won't make the greatest sacrifice"

-- I will never change who I am, and I will never give up my anime.

"You can't predict where the outcome lies"

-- You cannot control me.

"You'll never take me alive"

-- Over my dead body will I change into what you want me to be.

"I'm alive
I'm alive
I'm alive"

-- I'm not some inanimate object; I'm a human being. Try to remember that.

"Change again, cannot be considered"

-- Changing for you is unthinkable.

"I rage again, dispelling my anger"

-- I always vent and rant to my friends and pretty much anyone who will listen, because I need to get rid of my anger and calm down.

"Where do I begin?
The choices are endless"

-- I’m still feeling lost and confused now that I’m no longer taking their shit lying down.

"My art, my redemption, my only salvation"

-- My anime will carry me through.

"I carry the gift that I have been blessed with"

-- I will continue on in my life to become what I know I'm destined to be. That will be able to take me away from this mess.

"My soul is adrift in oceans of madness"

-- I'm a lost soul in this crazy house.

"Repairing the rift that you have created
I am not alone, brothers, give me your arms now"

-- I'm not alone, and my friends will also help me through tough times.

"The thing I treasure most in life cannot be taken away
There will never be a reason why I will surrender to your advice
To change myself, I'd rather die
Though they will not understand
I won't make the greatest sacrifice
You can't predict where the outcome lies
You'll never take me alive"

-- I'll never be what you want me to be. And I'll never be anything like you.

"I'm no slave"

-- I'm not a robot; I have feelings and needs just like everyone else.

"Are you feeling brave?
Or have you gone out of your mind?"

-- I was contemplating this before I ran away.

"No more games"

-- No more bullshit.

"It won't feel the same
If I hold my anger inside"

-- I need to tell you how you make me feel someday, so I'll go insane.

"There's no meaning"

-- There's no meaning behind those words, "I love you."

"My soul is bleeding"

-- I'm slowly dying in this place.

"I've had enough of your kind"

-- I've had it up to here with you and your shit.

"One suggestion, use your discretion
Before you label me blind"

-- Don't be such an ignorant hick and take a moment to realize that every name you call me is true of you, too.

"The thing I treasure most in life cannot be taken away
There will never be a reason why I will surrender to your advice
To change myself, I'd rather die
Though they will not understand
I won't make the greatest sacrifice
You can't predict where the outcome lies
You'll never take me alive"

-- I will never surrender. You'll never crush my will and my soul.

"I'm alive
I'm alive
I'm alive
I'm alive
I'm alive
I'm alive
I'm alive
I'm alive"

-- And at the end of the day, all that really matters is that somehow, despite it all, I'm still alive.

To me this song is talking about religion. Im atheist. I think religion is absolutly a waste of time. I cannot and will not accept religion. Even though people try to convince me and say im a sinner and im goin to "hell". Well fu-k you! Disturbed makes music that relates to alot of peoples lives. I know they do for me. I believe that everyone should listen to what disturbed has to say in their music.

This is talking about him not wanting to subject to Christianity or Religion. He doesn't want to completely change his life and make the greatest sacrifice of killing who he is to become someone who is moral. Basically it's calling Christians idiots and that they don't know what will happen to you after you die. So he's saying instead of listening to their advice of redemption, he says that his redemption is giving in to his own anger and living the way that he wants because he thinks he is smarter than any Christian could possibly be. In my opinion he is truly foolish.

Being a lifelong military man, I see this as a rallying cry much in the way of our greatest generation that fought the 2nd World War. I am an enlisted man and forever will be. For me, leading my personnel, I won't deny myself or my troops and have them walk into a danger area where they may die. I WILL resist and I WILL NOT listen to their half-baked ideas when they have no idea. Don't care if it's Obamma or Bush. They've never led MEN into battle and they have no idea. Don't give me a simpleton zip right out of school. I have real MEN who may die. Just listen and get out of the way.

To me, this songs speaks to Senior Enlisted personnel all over the two wars. Keep it real fellas. Lead. Bring 'em Home. Alive. You, as I did, have an obligation.

PEACE!

To me, this song is about doing what you like, if you are an artist do not try working a 9-to-5 office job just because "that's what people do", get off the beaten track and try to make a living with your art. I've tried 3 times over the past year to get a regular job because of social pressure and need of security, and each time I was unhappy and quit or was fired. Now I'm back to my part-time cashier job that gives me just enough money to live but gives me time to create and be myself.

This song is about finding yourself amidst all of the things in your life that could dissuade you, deject you, and steer you in the wrong direction. It's about making choices that mean something, rather than focusing on the things that don't allow you to make progress. It's about respecting yourself as much as you respect the people in your life that have made a positive impact, and have given you respect. It's about resisting the urge to be superficial and indifferent. It's about being Strong and knowing where you fit in, regardless of what other people do, think, or say.

disturbed has inspired me ever since i started listening to them. they really relate to my life at times. quite a few quotes describe me that they sing in all thier songs but i wont really go into detail. DISTURBED FOR LIFE! THEY WILL NEVER DIE!

\m/ everyone tries to change me from metal/rock to house and techno. I was gonna till i heard this song. Love disturbed and ROck 4 life!!!!!!!!!!
And i never knew it was i wont make the greatest sacrifice i thought it was will but i listened carefully
Rock 4 life

Dudes, I know this song can be about standing up for one's values - really love that angle - but it could also be about going WAY too far for one's values. Like, say, killing anyone who so much as looks at you in a critical manner. This could be just as much of an anthem for the Richard Ramirezes of the world as for the Nelson Mandelas.

It's still awesome, though.

dude this song is just perfect for exactly wat im goin through, ppl trying to change my life style and the type of music i listenin to bc "it doesn't fit their lifestyle" but ya i love disturbed they make so many inspirational songs, that get me pumped and motivated. Keep rockin Disturbed

You're absolutly right.. I haven't really understood why people think he sings "I will make the greatest sacrifice".. If you listen carefully, you can hear the won't in the first chorus but after that it could be both..

This song, is jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring, mind-boggling gallons of amazing. I love all of Disturbed's songs, but this in particular makes my hairs stand up. My mind turn blank to anything around me, and just pay attention to this one song. It sort of reminds me of my life, I'm atheist, yet my family is very religious and I study in a Christian/Catholic school."To change myself, I'd rather die, Though they will not understand" relates to how they think it's just some joke, and want me to be like them, and they will not accept change and understand my position.
"One suggestion, use your discretion
Before you label me blind"
I feel this relates to my family and classmates who label me a heretic and a sinner. How I'm going to Hell and such. And this just sums up how I feel about that.
"I am not alone, brothers, give me your arms now"
This point also relates to my life, me and my brother are the only ones in our family that feel this way, but we have each other, we are not alone. Disturbed really connects with me, it's my favorite band in this hellhole we call Earth. I cannot do this song justice, it's epic, it's vocals sound godly and it's instruments just add to the masterpiece. If anything, 1000/10 would be correct, and sum up my feelings about this song.