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Madina Lake – Never Take Us Alive (2007) | Track profile | Dork

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Attics To Eden (Special Edition)
Never Take Us Alive

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Never Take Us Alive

Release date: 6th July 2007

From Attics To Eden (Special Edition)

Track 1

3:00

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"Never Take Us Alive" is a track by Madina Lake, from the album Attics To Eden (Special Edition), released 6th July 2007. The track is 3:00 long. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Madina Lake.

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Madina Lake

Madina Lake

Lyrics

Never Take Us Alive

Sometimes I feel like I'm from another world
And everything I want in life seems impossible
Cause people they'll tear you apart
But in the bottom of our hearts
The dream's alive inside
And we won't forget
So we say...

You can't bleed
Can't touch
Can't take us down
(We run this town!)
We stand, we'll fight, set fires all night

You'll never take us alive
Wa ooh-ooh...
Wa ooh-ooh...
You'll never take us alive
Wa ooh-ooh...
Wa ooh-ooh...
You'll never take us alive

For the last time I'll give myself to the enemy
By letting their words just walk all over me
Cause people they'll tear you apart
If you are not like them
And we are different

Let the war begin
So we say...
You can't bleed
Can't touch
Can't take us down
(We run this town!)
We stand, we'll fight, set fires all night

You'll never take us alive
Wa ooh-ooh...
Wa ooh-ooh...
You'll never take us alive
Wa ooh-ooh...
Wa ooh-ooh...
You'll never take us alive

There's no fear inside
This is our time, no giving up
When we connect our hearts, to our minds
There's no stopping us

So we say...
You can't bleed
Can't touch
Can't take us down
(We run this town!)
We stand, we'll fight, set fires all night

You'll never take us alive
Wa ooh-ooh...
Wa ooh-ooh...
You'll never take us alive
Wa ooh-ooh...
Wa ooh-ooh...
You'll never take us alive

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From Attics To Eden (Special Edition)

3:002007

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Album

Attics To Eden (Special Edition)

Track number

1

Release year

2007

1Never Take Us Alive
3:00
2Let's Get Outta Here
2:59
3Legends
3:00
4Criminals
3:57

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