Alive
Sasha Lyrics


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Lumière intense sur nous
À contre-sens, je revois tout
Souvenir amer de notre histoire

Sublime désert
Des brouillards

The way you're keeping me alive
The way he's teaching me a lie

Visage livide
Douleur
La peur du vide
A un goût de bonheur
Mais je me perds
Tombe en avant
Dans ce mystère
Hors du temps

The way you're keeping me alive
The way he's teaching me a lie

The way you're keeping me alive
The way he's teaching me a lie

Ainsi s'achève
Triste déroute
En douceur
Était-ce un rêve?
Parfois je doute
Mais j'apprends de mes erreurs

Oh-oh, the way you're keeping me alive (the way you thrill me, the way, oh)
The way he's teaching me a lie (the way you thrill me, the way, oh)

The way you're keeping me alive (the way you thrill me, the way, oh)
The way he's teaching me a lie (the way you thrill me, the way, oh)





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Overall Meaning

The song "Alive" by Sasha opens with the lyrics "Lumière intense sur nous / À contre-sens, je revois tout / Souvenir amer de notre histoire" which can be translated into English as "Intense light on us / Against the grain, I see everything again / Bitter memory of our story". The opening lines are describing a reflective moment where the singer is remembering a past relationship that did not end well. The words "lumière intense" and "contre-sens" can be interpreted as the singer realizing that the relationship was not healthy; they were moving against the natural flow and the intense light reveals the flaws.


The second verse goes "Visage livide / Douleur / La peur du vide / A un goût de bonheur / Mais je me perds / Tombe en avant / Dans ce mystère / Hors du temps" which can be translated into English as "Pale face / Pain / Fear of the void / Tastes like happiness / But I get lost / Fall forward / In this mystery / Out of time". In these lines, the singer is describing the mixed emotions they feel after the relationship has ended. The fear of being alone is mixed with the happiness of liberation, but ultimately they feel lost and adrift.


The chorus of the song repeats the lines "The way you're keeping me alive / The way he's teaching me a lie" which means that the singer is acknowledging that despite the toxic nature of the relationship, they were still being kept alive by its presence. However, in reality, the relationship was built on a lie, and the singer recognizes this.


Overall, "Alive" is a reflective song about a past relationship that was not built on a solid foundation. The singer is feeling mixed emotions about the relationship ending, as they felt kept alive by it but also recognize that it was a lie.


Line by Line Meaning

Lumière intense sur nous
Bright light shining down on us


À contre-sens, je revois tout
Against the flow, I see everything again


Souvenir amer de notre histoire
Bitter memory of our history


Sublime désert
Sublime desert


Des brouillards
Mists


The way you're keeping me alive
The way you are keeping me alive


The way he's teaching me a lie
The way he is teaching me a falsehood


Visage livide
Livid face


Douleur
Pain


La peur du vide
Fear of emptiness


A un goût de bonheur
Has a taste of happiness


Mais je me perds
But I am losing myself


Tombe en avant
Falling forward


Dans ce mystère
In this mystery


Hors du temps
Outside of time


Ainsi s'achève
Thus it ends


Triste déroute
Sad defeat


En douceur
Smoothly


Était-ce un rêve?
Was it a dream?


Parfois je doute
Sometimes I doubt


Mais j'apprends de mes erreurs
But I learn from my mistakes


Oh-oh, the way you're keeping me alive (the way you thrill me, the way, oh)
Oh-oh, the way you are keeping me alive (the way you excite me, the way, oh)


The way he's teaching me a lie (the way you thrill me, the way, oh)
The way he is teaching me a falsehood (the way you excite me, the way, oh)


I-i-i-i-ve
I have




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Peter Kvint, Sascha Schmitz

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