I’m Alive

Track 21 on Light Years - The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra

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“I’m Alive” is a soaring intro song for the 1980 movie Xanadu, and accompanies a segment where the Muses of the movie come to life, leave behind their wall mural, and… Read More

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I’m Alive Lyrics

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
(I'm alive) And the world shines for me today
(I'm alive) Suddenly, I am here today
Seems like forever (And a day)
Thought I could never (Feel this way)
Is this really me?

[Chorus]
I'm alive, I'm alive

[Verse 2]
(I'm alive) And the dawn breaks across the sky
(I'm alive) And the sun rises up so high
Lost in another world (Far away)
Never another word ('Til today)
But what can I say?

[Chorus]
I'm alive, I'm alive
I'm alive

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Suddenly came the dawn (From the night)
Suddenly, I was born (Into light)
How can it be real?

[Chorus]
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive

[Verse 4]
(I'm alive) And the world shines for me today
(I'm alive) Suddenly, I am here today
Seems like forever (And a day-ay)
Thought I could never (Feel this way)
Is this really me?

[Alt. Chorus]
I'm alive, I'm alive
I'm alive

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]
I'm alive, I'm alive
I'm alive

[Outro]
I'm alive

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“I’m Alive” is a soaring intro song for the 1980 movie Xanadu, and accompanies a segment where the Muses of the movie come to life, leave behind their wall mural, and explore Los Angeles.

Like other songs on the soundtrack, it far outperformed its cinematic counterpart, peaking at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1980.