José González - Stay Alive Lyrics






There's a rhythm in rush these days
Where the lights don't move and the colors don't fade
Leaves you empty with nothing but dreams
In a world gone shallow, in a world gone lean

Sometimes there's things a man cannot know
For gears won't turn and the leaves won't grow
There's no place to run and no gasoline
Engines won't turn and the train won't leave
Engines won't turn and the train won't leave

I will stay with you tonight
Hold you close 'til the morning light
In the morning watch a new day rise
We'll do whatever just to stay alive
We'll do whatever just to stay alive

Well the way I feel is the way I write
It isn't like the thoughts of the man who lies
There is a truth and it's on our side
Dawn is coming, open your eyes
Look into the sun as the new days rise

And I will wait for you tonight
You're here forever and you're by my side
I've been waiting all my life
To feel your heart as it's keeping time
We'll do whatever just to stay alive

Dawn is coming, open your eyes
Dawn is coming, open your eyes
Dawn is coming, open your eyes
Dawn is coming, open your eyes

Look into the sun as the new days rise

There's a rhythm in rush these days
Where the lights don't move and the colors don't fade
Leaves you empty with nothing but dreams
In a world gone shallow, in a world gone lean
There is a truth and it's on our side
Dawn is coming, open your eyes
Look into the sun as the new days rise





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  1. t.... ....

    i found out about this somg through a friend who basically saved my life, she made everything better but due to issues with a different friend i no longer talk to her, though she did bring quite a lot of joy, and she never once hurt me.
    thank you anne, you were the best friend i could have ever asked for and i screwed it up.

  2. C.... ....

    I SMELL A STRANGER THINGS MAP

  3. G.... ....

    Best damn movie I've seen in a long time, 5 stars all the way around including the soundtrack. I saw it in the theater with the girl I was dating at the time, didn't want to leave the theater because of the awesome experience this movie was. Perfection.

  4. G.... P....

    A film that was not well received upon release, but will be looked back on as a wonderful film. One of the most underrated films of the decade. 2010s have defining movies: The King's Speech, The Social Network, The Dark Knight Rises, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, La La Land, Les Miserables, Moonlight, Lincoln, Life of Pi, the majority of the MCU, Roma, and Jojo Rabbit.

  5. C.... M....

    A message written on a card found in a public park: Remember who you are!

  6. E.... P....

    The meaning of life, well some people don’t know the meaning of life... but if there wasn’t a meaning of life we wouldn’t be here. It’s just... it’s hard to think about it ya know. I mean in my little small brain no one would care what I think... but I think the meaning of life is sadness, love, friendship, pains that’s all life is... but it’s those 4 things for a reason... just remember that, your gonna need it someday ;)

  7. J.... C....

    I wish the world gonna be so deep in love

  8. N.... P....

    This makes me wanna go to Iceland!

  9. j.... d....

    Why am I so scared knowing it doesn't matter, nothing I think about matters. I wanna let go but it seems I've lost this emotional mechanism to, I wish I could get lost only to be found by myself, again.

  10. Y.... ....

    ok i think this song is something

  11. d.... ....

    doors 4

  12. D.... w....

    I want to call my ex and tell her I still love her.

    D.... w....

    ripperoni, there's another fish in the ocean

  13. T.... R....

    Whoever dislikes this, it’s because their tears from there eyes was too blurry for the screen and they touched the wrong button.

  14. a.... d....

    This comment section is unlike any other in this platform this song made the people think deeply and reminece about thing and shit that happens in this life and thats so deep

  15. A.... F....

    How would you define this kind of music? What genre is it? Indie? Alternative? Someone please help me 🙏🏻

  16. R.... A....

    Beautiful❤

  17. F.... O....

    still listening

  18. T.... H....

    Me (an 11 year old girl) listening to this trying to face the fact that tomorrow I will be going to Costa Rica on an exchange with school and im not coming back for a month 😩




    Guess whos back y'all! if there is one thing I learned from that experience, it is that im a homebody

  19. A.... C....

    this song radiates Calm for me

  20. P.... F....

    Iceland, I´ll see you soon!!! :)

  21. J.... B....

    There’s a rhythm in rush these days
    Where the lights don’t move and the colors don’t fade
    Leaves you empty with nothing but dreams
    In a world gone shallow
    In a world gone lean

    Sometimes there’s things a man cannot know
    Gears won’t turn and the leaves won’t grow
    There’s no place to run and no gasoline
    Engines won’t turn
    And the train won’t leave

    I will stay with you tonight
    Hold you close ‘til the morning light
    In the morning watch a new day rise
    We’ll do whatever just to stay alive
    Do whatever just to stay alive

    Well the way I feel is the way I write
    It isn’t like the thoughts of the man who lies
    There is a truth and it’s on our side
    Dawn is coming
    Open your eyes
    Look into the sun as the new days rise

    And I will wait for you tonight
    You’re here forever and you’re by my side
    I’ve been waiting all my life
    To feel your heart as it’s keeping time
    We’ll do whatever just to stay alive

    Dawn is coming
    Open your eyes
    Dawn is coming
    Open your eyes
    Dawn is coming
    Open your eyes
    Dawn is coming
    Open your eyes

    Look into the sun as the new days rise
    There’s a rhythm in rush these days
    Where the lights don’t move and the colors don’t fade
    But there is a truth and it’s on our side
    Dawn is coming open your eyes
    Look into the sun as a new days rise

  22. G.... P....

    my dad listens to this song and I’ve seen this fantastic many many times and can’t get enough, so when I hear this song makes me think about my life and family. How much it matters and means to me. This song makes me think of my dad and it’s a good thing.

  23. K.... ....

    Nice tune!!

  24. R.... ....

    I have a loving family but i strangly feel alone. I can tell my mother whatever i feel but i just want another person to be part of my life. Im not depressed but i just feel alone in this big world.

  25. A.... M....

    ¨Keep running Channel¨ and Shazam brought me here, but I gotta watch the movie, seems really good.

  26. F.... ....

    Could be a song from Life is Strange

  27. A.... P....

    Why isn’t this on the iTunes Store?

    A.... P....

    Anthrology Productions still isn’t... unless you’re in Mozambique

  28. A.... P....

    My father accidentally listened this song for the first time and said sounds good as if he knew he would die a couple months later because of sudden heart attack. Dad, i love you and miss you everyday, sincerely your son.

  29. D.... G....

    Delivers hope! Thanks!

  30. M.... 0....

    旅に出たくなるよね!

  31. J.... &....

    I just got fail in my job interview and this song courage me to stand up. :)

  32. A.... W....

    Caddyshack brought me here

  33. F.... C....

    Esse filme e essa música são sensacionais

  34. a.... g....

    i watched the movie because i knew the music, i love both

  35. D.... B....

    Song helped me though really tough times...

  36. i.... a....

    👍😀

  37. I.... Y....

    This song feels as if it connects to a raw feeling within me. It peels the fixed reality that I am stuck in. Why did I stop caring? I am not sure. May we always have a door that connects us with our raw feelings. May we always love and feel loved.

  38. s.... p....

    Llego tarde a conocer esta joya, pero más vale tarde que morir sin escucharla

  39. O.... e....

    god damnit man, Jose truely is a master of happy songs that sound sad.

  40. Y.... S....

    This song makes me fall into fantasy

    Y.... S....

    What kind?

  41. S.... ....

    makes me wanna go outside and go by the lake

  42. F.... b....

    Smitty Mitty nutty

  43. J.... A....

    Thank you Jose.

  44. C.... A....

    This song reminds me of the night I fought for my life until dawn.

  45. a.... j....

    Sounds too much like Lord Huron 🤔 Anyone else hear this?

    a.... j....

    yeah kinda

  46. e.... b....

    te extrañooooooooooooooo!

  47. n.... p....

    im crying

    n.... p....

    So much beauty, how could we not? Peace.

  48. J.... K....

    I haven't seen the movie but 3 years ago, a stickman animation came to me and this song was and is my eternal favorite song.
    And the movie is, yes, underrated (sad) despite being philosophical and fantastic
    (Shout out to Doors series)

    J.... K....

    Omg same. :(

  49. Q.... A....

    When I first heard this song, it made me feel alive and inspired. Now it makes me feel that and the big sad

    Q.... A....

    I lost my brother a week ago at 22. Keep pushing and see the brighter things in the world all we can do. Much love

    Q.... A....

    LukeSkyFlopper I’m very sorry to here about your brother, although I’m certain you’re sick of hearing that now. Keep on keepin on I guess. ❤️

  50. I.... R....

    We & us...

  51. c.... w....

    this has to be one of the most chilling songs for any situation

  52. m.... k....

    Mesmerizing

  53. M.... L....

    Fantastic movie. One of my favourites.

  54. A.... A....

    I feel empty.. Troubled almost… but not quite…


    Just when you think your done, it just keeps on going
    Like the piss running down your leg, its too late..
    Oh don’t you hate it, you can only shake your head.
    Letting the smoke run off and take flight,


    With the nightime planes off and fly
    You can only try and try again.
    With the future not as bright
    As I breathe in the bright moonlight
    Taking in the night, one breath at a time,
    As deep, deeper and deeper, as the the pit im fallin in, i look up
    From the depths, i see the light, within the dark, from the black i climb,
    Bleedin, and screemin for help, i will rise, up only to fall, cryin for help
    only to fall again


    The coffee on your desk, like your soul, has gone cold, neglected,
    Forgotten, overlooked, but still taken in, almost too strong,
    The steam rises but ceases to warm the table,
    I don’t know how long i ll be able to go on.
    Just fake a smile, behind the smoke,
    Just for a little while, others watch,
    Just for a while, then pray, while your alone.




    Feel the cold ratle your bones
    And you just can’t help but feel so alone,


    Then the shiver down your spine,
    And you pray to god for help,
    And he is there, with you, and you feel the light shine.

  55. A.... ....

    🐳🦚🐿

  56. J.... O....

    the original was my grandfathers favorite movie, we watched it together. then we saw the ben stiller movie together in the theatre. he died shortly thereafter, but i'm glad we got to share the moment. jose gonzalez is a mastermind too

  57. M.... G....

    WHAT A GREAT MOVIE AND SONG!!

  58. B.... K....

    4:03 Fap fap fap....

  59. J.... S....

    Suppppper depressing man

  60. S.... F....

    there is a truth and its on our side

  61. M.... M....

    This song is true people don’t you get it electricities going to go out soon😰🖤🖤

  62. B.... B....

    171 people thought it was a Bee Gees cover.

  63. A.... D....

    The Truth IS on our side! 🌄

  64. J.... E....

    In a world gone shallow in a world gone mean..

  65. C.... T....

    I guess I'll cry

  66. P.... V....

    😍😍😍😍💫✨✨✨

  67. w.... h....

    this song hurt me a lot but im happy when im listening this ah, nice day to be sad.

  68. L.... S....

    I saw this film for the first time with the man who is now my husband. We sat outside my college dormitory on a cold March night drinking cheap coffee, sharing a small blanket with his laptop on his lap. We weren't dating or anything up to that moment.
    As the film came to its end, he reached over and held my hand.

    Two years later, this song was played as we said "I do" and walked down the aisle, hand in hand.

    L.... S....

    That's really BEAUTIFUL

    L.... S....

    Tom Little Love will come for you too at some point. In spite of yourself, Tom. Be patient.

    L.... S....

    Vivienne C I wish? Idiot.

    L.... S....

    What a beautiful story.

    L.... S....

    So beautiful, got some dust in my eyes ❤️

  69. M.... ....

    Gosh, these comments are making me misty-eyed ...

  70. S.... J....

    Every time life hits me hard . . . I come back to watch this movie.

  71. K.... G....

    i wanna die life is so heavy

  72. S.... ....

    6 years later. Still just about the best song I've ever heard.

  73. O.... ....

    “Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.”

  74. I.... ....

    This is one of my favourite films and this is my favourite song from it

  75. s.... e....

    Ist irgendwer hier wegen „Club der roten Bänder“? #CdrB

  76. T.... ....

    This movie warms my heart in ways I can't explain, sad, innocent, inspiring, uplifting and profoundly beautiful all at the same time. The soundtrack is amazing, the story, touching, and I'm a happier person for having watched it, I think it's a lesson and a message in (life) that's telling us to leave behind what's meaningless and be courageous enough to go out and explore our dreams, so we can discover the (quintessence) of who we really

  77. R.... F....

    Beautiful song. 2013 right?

  78. R.... W....

    The movie introduced me to the song. Years later, New Amsterdam brought me back 🙂

  79. S.... B....

    Man this song is realy opening up some...




    Doors

  80. T.... R....

    I've had some pretty tough times, day when I really don't want to get out of bed in the morning but this song has really helped me rediscover the beauty of life . Its not about constantly competing with others for money, status or things. Its about just enjoying the literal feeling of just being alive and well.

  81. �.... ....

    この曲めっちゃ好き! Love love♡

  82. E.... W....

    The first 20 seconds had me in tears

  83. a.... k....

    New Amsterdam best music enough said

  84. -.... N....

    Now THIS is music.

  85. B.... C....

    I love Jose, all his albums... but I just hate this song.... its because every time I hear it, I see ben stiller's face... and I can't stand Ben Stiller... he's a shit actor, annoying and over rated

  86. K.... D....

    하루에 한곡은 듣게된다..... ( 빠져든다)@=@

    K.... D....

    that moment when you have to rely on google translate cause you want to know what someone said

    K.... D....

    엄 무슨소리에요? 알려주세요 님들!

    K.... D....

    @KOREA DOKKAN why? don't you speak English? after all this song is in English.

  87. �.... ....

    I Love this song

  88. K.... D....

    월터의 상상은 현실이 된다. 정말 명작
    마지막 추모곡

  89. M.... F....

    Genial el Pepe González, nunca se cansa uno de escuchar su música.

  90. V.... S....

    This movie change the way I see the world.

    V.... S....

    that's wonderful, James Thurber would probably be smiling to know that

  91. P.... T....

    I'm only 34, but I want this played at my funeral :-)

  92. J.... H....

    I just realized I matter.

    J.... H....

    Yes, you do

    J.... H....

    Jessica Hubbard you do ♥️

    J.... H....

    Yes, you do really matter ❤️

  93. A.... R....

    I love this song is beautiful

  94. T.... g....

    Watching this movie makes me feel like im free for the very first time in my life. Its beautiful and very meaningful