Karla DeVito was born in 1953 in Mokena, Illinois, then a small farming tow… Read Full Bio ↴Karla DeVito was born in 1953 in Mokena, Illinois, then a small farming town southwest of Chicago, At Loyola University, she majored in theater. She joined the comedy troupe The Second City Company, and her co-stars included Bill Murray. In 1973, she was in the cast of the popular play Hair. She subsequently became a backup singer for such groups as The E Street Band (fronted by Bruce Springsteen), Meat Loaf, and the Blue Oyster Cult. Later she became a lead solo performer/ singer in her own right, and opened for such prominent artists as Hall & Oates and Rick Springfield. In 1981, she replaced Linda Ronstadt in The Pirates of Penzance. Actor Robby Benson was cast to play her love interest. They eventually married in 1982 and have a son Zephyr and a daughter Lyric.
Karla has had few film and TV roles but some of her songs were featured in soundtracks for motion pictures, including The Breakfast Club (1985) and Cool World (1992).
Today she does mostly voice work for animated productions.

We Are Not Alone
Karla DeVito Lyrics

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Things look clear in black and white
The living color tends to dye our sight
Like dynomite
Just imagine my surprise
When I looked into your eyes and saw
Your disguise

If we dare expose our hearts

Just to feel the purest parts
That's when strange sensations start to grow

We are not alone
Find out when your cover's blown
There'll be somebody there to break your fall
We are not alone
'Cause when you cut down to the bone
We're really not so different after all
After all
We're not alone

Flying high above the sky
The battles down below look simplified
With no place to hide
But on inspection of the dust
I came upon this thing called trust
It helps us to adjust

Just imagine my surprise
When I looked into your eyes
I knew right then I'd never let you go

We are not alone
Find out when your cover's blown
There'll be somebody there to break your fall
We are not alone
'Cause when you cut down to the bone
We're really not so different after all
After all
We're not alone
Not alone
After all
Not alone

If we dare expose our hearts
Just to feel the purest parts
That's when strange sensations start to grow

We are not alone
Find out when your cover's blown
There'll be somebody there to break your fall
We are not alone
'Cause when you cut down to the bone
We're really not so different after all
After all
We're not alone

We are not alone
Find out when your cover's blown
There'll be somebody there to break your fall
We are not alone
'Cause when you cut down to the bone
We're really not so different after all

After all
After all

Overall Meaning

Karla DeVito’s song “We Are Not Alone” is an uplifting song that emphasizes on the importance of trust and finding solace in the fact that no man is an island. The song starts by explaining how things can seem clear in black and white, but when they come to life, one’s perception can be dyed by the presence of vibrant colors. The lyrics go on to express the artist’s surprise when she looked into her lover's eyes and saw his disguise. In the next verse, the artist sings about flying high above the sky and seeing the battles down below appear to be simplified, only to stumble upon a thing called trust that helps us adjust.

The chorus affirms that we are not alone; there will always be somebody there to break your fall. When one cuts down to the bone, we are not so different after all. This is a powerful proclamation that reminds us that despite how different we may appear on the surface, we are all human beings with a shared experience.

The song's message is an optimistic one that reminds us to trust those around us and be willing to expose our hearts to truly feel the purest parts of ourselves. This can lead to strange sensations that can help us grow as individuals and better connect with those around us. The song concludes with a reiteration of the chorus to cement the idea that despite the outside appearances, we are never truly alone.

Line by Line Meaning

Things look clear in black and white
Seeing things as either right or wrong seems simple, but often life is more complex than that

The living color tends to dye our sight
Experiencing life in all its richness can change how we see things

Like dynomite Just imagine my surprise When I looked into your eyes and saw Your disguise
Meeting someone unexpected can be explosive, and it's surprising to realize they have hidden parts of themselves

If we dare expose our hearts Just to feel the purest parts That's when strange sensations start to grow
When we allow ourselves to be vulnerable, we can experience powerful emotions that we may not have known existed

We are not alone Find out when your cover's blown There'll be somebody there to break your fall
Even when we feel alone, there is always someone out there who cares enough to support us when we need it most

We're really not so different after all After all We're not alone
At our core, we all share common experiences and feelings, and in this way, we are connected and not alone

Flying high above the sky The battles down below look simplified With no place to hide But on inspection of the dust I came upon this thing called trust It helps us to adjust
When we gain distance from our problems, they can appear less complicated, but through trusting others, we can learn to cope with them

I knew right then I'd never let you go
When we make a deep connection with someone, we hold onto them tightly and never want to lose them

Not alone
A simple reassurance that we are not alone in this world

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: KARLA JAYNE DE VITO, ROBBY BENSON, STEVEN ROBERT GOLDSTEIN

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