Through the iridescent rain In this heavy atmosphere Nothing makes a sound But the beating of my heart Broken down and torn to shreds On the verge of madness Here comes that old familiar pain Like a long lost friend's return I never felt so I never felt so Alive Alive Waves of doubt wash over me A sighing ocean of black Deep and steady, dark and wide Underneath indifferent stars I've been waiting for so long For some kind of answer But there's just an empty, distant sound Calling like a mother's voice I never felt so I never felt so Alive Alive Every moment is contained An event within itself A perfect little world Hidden by a jealous sun For an eternity or more It was the hurt that brought me back Like the glowing fires of home Beckoning through winter air I never felt so I never felt so Alive Alive