HOW IT FEELS TO BE ALIVE. (James Blunt) CAPO 2nd fret C/G    332010 D/F#   2x0232 Em/G   322000 [Intro] | | [Verse 1] When my heart doesn’t beat anymore And my body’s cold You will walk dressed in black to my door And the bells will toll [Pre-Chorus] You use my love like an open vein Just when I thought it would heal Back you came [Chorus] Seeing you again for the first time Tryna look ahead and not behind Raging as you do against the tide Knowing that your his instead of mine Getting used to being hurt again Every day’s closer to the end Holding back the tears I need to cry Waiting to breathe for the last time Yeah that’s how it feels to be alive        That’s how it feels to be alive           [Verse 2] At my grave they did say one last verse ’Bout the new love that you found And I lay in the rain by the church And they lured me into the ground [Pre-Chorus] You stole my heart as your souvenir Thought that you would never come back But now you’re here [Chorus] Seeing you again for the first time Tryna look ahead and not behind Raging as you do against the tide Knowing that your his instead of mine Getting used to being hurt again Every day’s closer to the end Holding back the tears I need to cry Waiting to breathe for the last time Yeah that’s how it feels to be alive        Yeah that’s how it feels to be alive        Yeah that’s how it feels to be alive [Outro] (Outside waiting in the cold again) (I’m outside waiting to be held again) Yeah that’s how it feels to be alive (Outside standing on my own again) That’s how it feels to be alive

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque les sentiments complexes liés à la perte et à la nostalgie. L'artiste explore la douleur de ne plus pouvoir aimer pleinement, tout en étant confronté à la présence de quelqu'un qui a marqué sa vie. Les images de la mort et du deuil sont puissantes, illustrant un cœur à jamais blessé par l'absence de cet amour. Il partage la difficulté de voir la personne aimée avancer sans lui, tout en ressentant encore la passion et la désolation d'une vie marquée par cette relation. C'est un parallèle poignant entre la vie et la souffrance, où chaque jour est une étape vers la fin, mais aussi un rappel que vivre, c'est aussi ressentir profondément.