Bruce Springsteen - We Are Alive Lyrics
There's a cross up yonder on Calvary Hill
There's a slip of blood on a silver knife
There's a graveyard kid down below
Where at night the dead come to life
Well above the stars they crackle and fire
We’d put our ears to the cold grave stones
This is the song they’d sing
We are alive
And though our bodies lie alone here in the dark
Our spirits rise
To carry the fire and light the spark
To stand shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart
A voice cried I was killed in Maryland in 1877
When the railroad workers made their stand
One Sunday morning in Birmingham
I died last year crossing the southern desert
My children left behind in San Pablo
Well they’ve left our bodies here to rot
Oh please let them know
We are alive
And though we lie alone here in the dark
Our souls will rise
To carry the fire and light the spark
To fight shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart
Let your mind rest easy
Sleep well my friend
It’s only our bodies that betray us in the end
Well I awoke last night in the dark and dreamy deep
From my head to my feet my body’d gone stone cold
There were worms crawling all around me
My fingers scratchin’ at an earth black and six foot low
Alone in the blackness of my grave
Alone I’d been left to die
Then I heard voices calling all ‘round me
The earth rose above me
My eyes filled with sky
We are alive
And though our bodies lie alone here in the dark
Our souls and spirits rise
To carry the fire and light the spark
To fight shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart
To stand shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart
We are alive
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Bruce Springsteen We Are Alive Comments
Victory is earned not giving, great song
The Boss ❤
There is a cross up yonder up on Calvary Hill
There is a slip of blood on a silver knife
There is a graveyard kid down below
Where at night did come to life
And above the stars, they crackle in fire
A dead man’s moon throws seven rings
Well, we put our ears to the cold grave stones
This is the song they’d sing
We are alive
And though our bodies lie alone here in the dark
Our spirits rise to carry the fire and light the spark
To stand shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart
A voice cried out, I was killed in Maryland in 1877
When the railroad workers made their stand
Well, I was killed in 1963 one Sunday morning in Birmingham
Well, I died last year crossing the southern desert
My children left behind in San Pablo
Well they left our bodies here to rot
Oh please let them know
We are alive
Oh, and though we lie alone here in the dark
Our souls will rise to carry the fire and light the spark
To fight shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart
Let your mind rest easy, sleep well my friend
It’s only our bodies that betray us in the end
I awoke last night in a dark and dreamy deep
From my head to my feet, my body gone stone cold
There were worms crawling all around me
Fingers scratching at an earth black and six foot low
And alone in the blackness of my grave
Alone I’d been left to die
Then I heard voices calling all around me
The earth rose above me, my eyes filled with sky
We are alive
And though our bodies lie alone here in the dark
Our souls and spirits rise
To carry the fire and light the spark
To fight shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart
To stand shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart
We are alive
Soon we will say goodbye my love
Emmylou harris
Thanks for posting. What a performance! Love this song.
Bruce, as another musical legend wings his way to heaven, I believe he would want you to know that this song echo's his sentiments. Someday on down the road when you are playing one of his songs, he will make his presence known so that you know that his spirit did indeed rise and he is fighting Shoulder and Shoulder and Heart to Heart.
We can all be thankful that we had an opportunity to live during his lifetime.
There were a few times when my car, I called Old Paint, would leave me stranded on my way to school. I' d kick the tires and cuss at her, spitting and sputtering "Maybellene" why can't you be true. Poor "Old Paint" was a worn out Chevy what else could she do?
It's the wage system, Bruce. Joe Hill's worth a deep listen.
Bruce Springsteen is cool ik ga naar je toe
Non stop entertainment by Bruce and the "E" Street Band!
long life the Boss
Siamo vivi, vivi per lottare e resistere spalla a spalla cuore a cuore!! GRANDE BRUCE WE ARE ALIVE !!!
I hear yuh Bruce, miss my Grand Father
For my friend, Betsy. Rest in peace, old friend.
so true
No response from shit fans
Grande boss
To be fair, they were soaked and freezing. But I agree with you, they were pretty shit.
I think the problem was at that time it was a new song that not too many actually knew
Que músico MARAVILHOSO>>>!!!
I love this song. Life is short, Heart to Heart is a very special place to be. It takes someone who is in a very special place to understand death, spirits, and put all of it down in a ballad format. I still think Johnny Cash is smiling down whenever Bruce plays this song.
"my friend" is a special place to be.
Ma chanson préférée de Wrecking Ball, elle est remplie d'émotions. Vive Bruce !
Great song !
I saw it in Gothenburg same year 2012.