I Was Alive

I rode away in the sunrise

A great escape from a white lie

Thought death was a surprise

I looked around and I

I was alive

Sweat running down in fine lines

A vision flashing by — a lifetime

Was a decoy in the firing line

I looked around and I

I was alive

I know a fire by the smoke rise

The tremble in your voice on the other line

Pass me over in the blue night

I looked around and I

I was alive

I saw a dream rising in your eyes

To carry with you down to the other side

Took a picture in the fading light

I looked around and I

I was alive

A pixel glowing in a child’s eyes

See them laughing, I say goodbye

I miss you like the starry sky

I looked around and I

I was alive