DEAD OR ALIVE
Flatlined Lyrics
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I've found you,
I'll try to block these sounds of pain..
I'll close up.
My eyes,
And pretend you are screaming my name.
Wanted this time,
But I don't even care,
Just keep inside,
Thoughts of suicide,
Because I don't even care...
Shut up,
Because no one,
Can hear a single word you say
I left you all tied up
Because I just wanted to see you this way
So how come
You won't listen
To the things that I am going through,
Because no one here is going to save you from the things I'm going to do.
Wanted this time,
Dead or alive,
But I don't even care,
Just keep inside,
Thoughts of suicide,
Because I don't even care...
To whom this may concern,
I never meant for this to be.
But everything that was
And everything they took from me..
Ever get the feeling
That you'll never try to hide
From all the visions and the demons
That you always held inside...
On the bed this letter sits
Beside a bloody sheet,
Left here to read.
So everyone could see a part of me
I always say a different view
I tried to show to you,
But you can't see and no one will,
This letters signed
Sincerely me...
Wanted this time,
Dead or alive,
But I don't even care,
Just keep inside,
Thoughts of suicide,
Because I don't even care...x2
The lyrics of Flatlined's song Dead Or Alive evoke the emotions of detachment and apathy. The first stanza of the song is sung in a sorrowful tone, as the singer tries to shut out the sounds of pain and pretends that the person screaming is calling out their name. The second stanza is more aggressive, with the singer telling the person to shut up because nobody will hear them, and expressing a desire to see them tied up. The chorus expresses a desire to be wanted, even if that means being wanted dead or alive, as long as someone cares enough to have an opinion on their existence.
The third stanza of the song breaks the pattern of aggression and despair, as the singer addresses a person or group of people that they never meant to hurt. They express the feeling of having everything taken away from them and being incapable of hiding from their demons. The final lines of the song describe a letter left on a bed beside a bloody sheet. The letter is a symbol of the singer's final words, explaining their different view of the world that nobody could understand.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey! Wake up,
The singer is trying to wake someone up.
I've found you,
The singer has found the person they are trying to wake up.
I'll try to block these sounds of pain..
The singer will try to block out the sounds of pain around them.
I'll close up.
The artist will close their eyes.
And pretend you are screaming my name.
The artist will pretend that the person they found is calling out their name in distress.
Wanted this time,
The singer is expressing their desire.
Dead or alive,
The singer wants the person they found to be either dead or alive.
But I don't even care,
The artist is indifferent to the outcome.
Just keep inside,
The artist wants the person they found to keep something inside.
Thoughts of suicide,
The artist wants the person they found to keep thoughts of suicide inside.
Because I don't even care...
The singer doesn't care about the person's well-being.
Shut up,
The artist tells the person they found to be quiet.
Because no one,
The singer believes no one will hear the person they found.
Can hear a single word you say
The singer thinks no one can hear the person's cries for help.
I left you all tied up
The singer has restrained the person they found.
Because I just wanted to see you this way
The artist wanted to see the person restrained.
So how come
The artist is confused.
You won't listen
The singer thinks the person they found is not listening.
To the things that I am going through,
The singer wants the person they found to understand what they are going through.
Because no one here is going to save you from the things I'm going to do.
The artist intends to harm the person they found.
To whom this may concern,
The artist is addressing someone who may be affected by the situation.
I never meant for this to be.
The artist is claiming they never intended for things to happen this way.
But everything that was
The singer acknowledges what has happened.
And everything they took from me..
The artist has lost something valuable.
Ever get the feeling
The singer is asking if the listener has ever felt a certain way.
That you'll never try to hide
The singer feels like they can never conceal their emotions.
From all the visions and the demons
The singer is haunted by negative thoughts.
That you always held inside...
The artist has always kept these emotions inside.
On the bed this letter sits
The letter is found on a bed.
Beside a bloody sheet,
There is a bloody sheet next to the letter.
Left here to read.
The singer has left the letter to be discovered.
So everyone could see a part of me
The artist wants someone to see a part of themselves.
I always say a different view
The artist always expresses a unique perspective.
I tried to show to you,
The artist wants the person they found to understand their perspective.
But you can't see and no one will,
The singer thinks the person will never understand.
This letters signed
The letter is signed.
Sincerely me...
The letter is signed sincerely by the singer.
Wanted this time,
The singer repeats their desire.
Dead or alive,
The singer repeats their desired state of the person they found.
But I don't even care,
The artist is still indifferent.
Just keep inside,
The artist repeats their demand.
Thoughts of suicide,
The singer repeats their demand.
Because I don't even care...
The singer still does not care.
Contributed by Skyler C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.