I'm Alive

I shiver when I remember

The things that I have seen

I know the light, I know the Night

I have walked with things unseen

I have been a king invincible

I've been the poorest of the poor

I've pulled the mighty from their thrones

And laughed at Death's own door

'Cause I'm alive, I'm alive

I'm alive, I'm alive

I roamed the world in search of life

Death followed in my wake

I searched for truth, I want the truth

And learned more than I could take

I've walked the roads of mystery

And it's aged me much too soon

I've paid the piper and I've paid him well

But he still calls the tune

I'm alive

I shiver when I remember

The shadow of the past

The lonely ways, the lonely days

When every breath might be my last

I lost my heart, I lost my soul

By every hand betrayed

But I've still got strength, I've still got life

And that will never change

'Cause I'm alive, I'm alive

I'm alive, I'm alive

I'm alive