This World Is So Alive

by Hannah Rebekah

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This World Is So Alive
They tried to tell me that the world was dead.
They tried to tell me that it's all in my head.
They tried to tell me that they've got it figured out
And if I ask any more questions, I'll be goin' straight to hell.

They tried to tell me that god was a man.
They tried to tell me that if I do the best I can,
Their systems will allow me to be up there at the top.
They tried to tell us both, tried to tell us all to stop.

CHORUS
Let me be the one to break it to you:
This world is so alive. This world is so alive.
Let me be the one to break it to you.
(This wand is wavin' around. This wand creates from the ground).
This world is so alive.

They tried to tell me this is how it has to be.
They tried to tell me it's better than history.
They tried to tell me we don't need community.
They tried to sell me heroes who had no humanity.

They tried to tell me this is the best I'll ever see,
Held up less than mediocre as extraordinary.
They tried to tell me that the world was dead.
They tried to tell me that it's all in my head.

This life was a given.
This world was a given.
No need for further action.
That's what they said.
Your life is a given.
Your world is a given.
No need for further action.
That's what they said.

They tried to tell me we're individuals.
They tried to tell me that what I have is self-earned.
They tried to tell me to keep my thoughts to myself.
They tried to tell me to never ever reach out.
They tried to tell me that life should be hard,
And if you couldn't hack it, you deserved what you got.

They tried to tell me that the world was dead.
They tried to tell me that it's all in my head.
Tell me, did they tell you those same things, too?

CHORUS

They tried to tell me to just ignore what I see.
They tried to tell me to forget my own mortality.
They tried to tell me that I will always be small.
They tried to tell me I've got no power at all.
They tried to tell me I am only physical.
They tried to tell me about the evil in the world.
They tried to tell me about the powers that be.
They tried to tell me only to believe what I can see.

Did they tell you those same things, too?
Tell me, did they tell you those same things, too?

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released February 15, 2019

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Hannah Rebekah is a traveling, American, indie-folk singer-songwriter, currently sitting still. :)

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