Discussion on the lyrics of Half Alive by Secondhand Serenade

[Magvns]

Okay, My father and I got into a 'heated' discussion about the Chorus in this song (exact phrase is in bold) I'm just wondering what you all think the lines in bold mean ... I hope this makes sense lol



It's four AM, I'm waking up to your perfume
Don't get up, I'll get through on my own
I don't know if I'm home
Or if I lost the way into your room
I'm spiraling into my doom
I'm feeling half alive but I know one day
You and I will be free,

To live and die by our own rules,
Free..
Despite the fact that men are fools.

I'm almost alive, and I need you to try
And save me.
It's okay that we're dying,
But I need to survive tonight, tonight.

Well excuse me while I get killed softly,
Heart slows down and I can hardly tell you I'm okay
At least 'til yesterday,
You know you got me off my highest guard,
Believe me when I say it's hard.
We'll get through this tonight
And I know one day you and I will be free

To live and die by our own rules,
Free..
Despite the fact that men are fools.

I'm almost alive, and I need you to try
And save me.
It's okay that we're dying,
But I need to survive tonight, tonight.

And you touch my hand ever so slightly
(Girl we're not ready for this yet)
And the deadly look she cast upon me
I won't regret, I won't regret
I won't regret. I won't regret...

And I was trying to disappear,
But you got me wrapped around you
I can hardly breathe without you
I was trying to disappear
But I got lost in your eyes now,
You brought me down to size now.

I'm almost alive
And I need you to try and save me.
It's okay that we're dying
But I need to survive tonight, tonight
Tonight...

I'm almost alive, and I need you to try
And save me.
It's okay that we're dying,
But I need to survive tonight, tonight.
I need to survive tonight, tonight

[X-Factor]

Sounds like a reference to drug use....the whole song.

[JuliusSqueezer]

What it means to me is... Bands don't need talent to get by anymore.

[X-Factor]

Originally Posted by JuliusSqueezer

What it means to me is... Bands don't need talent to get by anymore.

Sadly, you're right. :(

[Magvns]

Originally Posted by X-Factor

Sounds like a reference to drug use....the whole song.

ive totally never thought of it like that, but it makes sense.

[louise]

hey mag....i feel the lyrics to any song is how the person listening to it perceives it. the lyrics mean what you hear/see them as. each person may see something different. i think it depends on how the person listening to the song perceives life.

[david]

i thank im going to side with brett here