A# / Dm / A# / Dm /
A# / Dm /
i told them all the ones i love
A# / Dm Cm
i'm leaving and i may not return
A# / Dm /
see lately i've been overcome
A# / Dm Cm
the feeling i fear has just begun
D# A#
the pain i feel deep inside
D# A#
that haunts us all that we will die
D# A# F / / /
never really knowing how it feels
A# D# F Dm
to be alive
A# D# F Dm
A# / Dm /
through mountains and over seas
A# Dm Cm
through misery and disease
A# / Dm /
a spectator i played my part
A# / Dm Cm
but nothing could move this heart
D# A#
until i held the boy's hand
D# A#
the little one spoke like a man
D#
he showed me death and said
A# F / / /
this is how you know you're alive
A# D# F Dm
A# D# F Dm
alive
A# / Dm Cm /
a kingfisher in flight
D# / A# /
you'll rise above this sea of doubts
D# / A# / (last beat silent on "yah")
into a world full of clouds - yah
A# / Dm /
A# / Dm Cm
D# A# D# A#
D# A# F / / /
(repeat 4 times)
A# D# F Dm
alive
A# (silent after first beat and a capella to finish)
alive
alive