I'm Alive
Paul Oakenfold feat. Infected Mushroom Lyrics
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I can feel it growing in my skin, I can feel it starting to change.
I can feel it wanting to give in, and I want it to stop all the pain.
I can see it running in circles, I can see it without my eyes.
I can see it trying to come out, when I want it to come alive.
I can feel it turning inside me, I can feel it slipping away.
I can see it changing colors, I can see it in different shapes.
I can see it moving in traces, when I want it to take me away.
...to take me away...
I′m alive when sound takes a hold of me.
I'm alive when the light takes the energy.
I′m alive, I can fly and I feel so free.
I'm alive, I'm alive...
These lyrics are about the transformative power of music and the way in which it can transport you to another state of being. The first stanza suggests a sense of restlessness or discomfort in the singer's current state, as they feel something "growing in [their] skin" and "want it to stop all the pain." They see something trying to come out, and they want it to "come alive." The second stanza continues this theme of transformation, as we hear how the singer feels something "slipping away" while something else is "taking over." The vivid imagery of "changing colors" and "moving in traces" suggests a kind of visual synesthesia, in which the experience of music becomes physical and emotional.
The chorus provides the emotional climax of the song, as the singer declares that they are truly alive when they are immersed in music. The sound takes hold of them, the light energizes them, and they feel so free they can fly. The repetition of "I'm alive" emphasizes the power of this feeling, and the sense of liberation it brings. Overall, these lyrics suggest that music is not just something we listen to passively, but rather a force that can transform us and elevate us to a higher state of being.
Line by Line Meaning
Come on, come on.
Encouraging the listener to take action.
I can feel it growing in my skin, I can feel it starting to change.
Sensation that something is changing within the singer and they are becoming different.
I can feel it wanting to give in, and I want it to stop all the pain.
Internal struggle to resist giving in and succumbing to the pain.
I can see it running in circles, I can see it without my eyes.
Awareness that something is causing confusion and chaos, even without physical sight.
I can see it trying to come out, when I want it to come alive.
Desire for something to emerge and become fully alive.
I can feel it turning inside me, I can feel it slipping away.
Feeling that something is changing internally and slipping out of grasp.
I can feel it taking over, when I want it to always stay.
Conflict between wanting to maintain control while something else takes over.
I can see it changing colors, I can see it in different shapes.
Perception that something is constantly changing in appearance.
I can see it moving in traces, when I want it to take me away.
Desire for something to transport or whisk the artist away.
I'm alive when sound takes a hold of me.
Feeling of being alive when experiencing music or sound.
I'm alive when the light takes the energy.
Feeling of being alive when experiencing light and its energy.
I'm alive, I can fly and I feel so free.
Feeling of being alive and free, with the ability to soar.
I'm alive, I'm alive...
Reiteration of being fully alive and present in the moment.
Writer(s): Paul Oakenfold, Anthony Crawford, Ian Copeland Green
Contributed by Olivia K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@josiahmoody5381
Im 35 years old and i have yet to find a funkier group than Infected Mushroom.
@ETfromEuropa
Try rising dust and BlISS
@INFECTEDMUSHROOMRULZ
3:57 The ending is just golden. Live Infected forever!
@4Clubber
if it was in 1997 when oakenfold release the album dragonfly and infected worked on the album gathering it's probley was the best cooperation in history of trance.
@Suntro
90% Infected Mushroom 10% Oakenfold.
@wildflashover
Who's still listening this in 2020?
@willj.r.rrosalesrodriguez8606
Paul oakenfold nunca decepciona 👌
@Computercontrolled87
Psy Trance meets European Trance! This is how trance should be!
@codykhaos4987
Computer Controlled I bet youre fun at parties. There could be a drinking game where everyone has to take a shot of booze every time you say "trance"
@jesjaz8389
the perfect song and colaboration!!!!!!!!!!!!! so so amazine!