Lyrics
I told them all the ones I love
I informed those dear to me
I'm leaving and I may not return
Announcing my departure with uncertainty about my return
See lately I've been overcome
Recently, I've been overwhelmed
A feeling I fear has just begun
A new, unsettling emotion is emerging
The pain I feel deep inside
The emotional pain deep within
That haunts us all that we will die
A universal anguish about mortality
Never really knowing how it feels
Never truly understanding the essence of life
To be alive
The haunting nature of the question, "What does it mean to be alive?"
Through mountains and over seas
Across challenges and vast distances
Through misery and disease
Navigating through hardship and illness
A spectator I played my part
Playing a passive role, merely observing
But nothing could move this heart
Despite my role, nothing could touch my emotions
Until I held the boys hand
A transformative moment when I held a boy's hand
The little one spoke like a man
The young one spoke with wisdom beyond his years
He showed me death and said
He confronted me with the concept of death
This is how you know you're alive
Claiming that facing death is a confirmation of life
A Kingfisher in flight
An allegorical reference to a Kingfisher in flight
You'll rise above the sea of doubts
Assurance of overcoming uncertainties and doubts
Into a world full of clouds
Ascending into a world filled with uncertainty
Alive
A reaffirmation of being alive
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