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Alive by One Direction

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One Direction

Alive

Release date: 25th November 2013

From Midnight Memories (Deluxe Edition)
Track 17
2:41
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About This Track

One Direction lean into beer-bottle rock on 'Alive', a track that wears its influences without apology. The song pairs a swaggering, loose-limbed energy with a chorus bright enough to disarm any parental concern, the band threading the needle between rowdy abandon and radio-friendly polish. The narrative follows a young man seeking permission to live without restraint, first from a therapist and then from a girl at a party. What could be reckless becomes, in the telling, a kind of necessary release. The hook offers a simple philosophy: if it makes you feel alive, don't look back. It's the sound of a band comfortable enough in their own skin to chase a rougher edge without losing sight of the melody that built them.

"Alive" is a track by One Direction, from the album Midnight Memories (Deluxe Edition), released 25th November 2013. The track is 2:41 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about One Direction.

About the Artist

One Direction

One Direction

Lyrics

Alive

My mother told me I should go and get some therapy
I asked the doctor, "can you find out what is wrong with me?
I don't know why I wanna be with every girl I meet
I can't control it
Yeah, I know it's taking over me
I'm going crazy
Can't contain it
So tell me just what I should do?"
She said, "hey, it's alright
Does it make you feel alive?
Don't look back
Live your life
Even if it's only for tonight"
She said, "hey, it's alright
If it makes you feel alive"
Went to a party just after the doctor talked to me
I met a girl, I took her in up to the balcony
I whispered something in her ear that I just can't repeat
She said, "okay" but she was worried what her friends will think
She's going crazy
Can't contain it
She asked me, "what should I do, oh?"
I said, "Hey, it's alright
Does it make you feel alive?
Don't look back
Live your life
Even if it's only for tonight"
I said, "hey, it's alright
If it makes you feel alive"
We got to live before we get older
Do what we like
We got nothing to lose
Shake off the weight of the world from your shoulders
Oh, we got nothing to prove
I said, "hey, it's alright
Does it make you feel alive?
Don't look back
Live your life
Even if it's only for tonight"
I said, "hey, it's alright
Does it make you feel alive?
Don't look back
Live your life
Even if it's only for tonight"
I said, "hey, it's alright
If it makes you feel alive"

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Track details

From Midnight Memories (Deluxe Edition)

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Album
Midnight Memories (Deluxe Edition)
Midnight Memories (Deluxe Edition)
One Direction
25th November 2013
Track number
17
Release year
2013
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    4:05
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    Mastering Engineer
    Tom Coyne
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