I get so determined to follow all those sermons That I've been preached to my whole life But when I waver from my stray byes And the canvas begins to unwind When I wake up the devil inside And forget what's wrong and what's right I feel alive, I feel alive I feel alive, I feel alive Oh, I feel alive Oh, I feel alive I get so determined to teach you all those sermons That I've been preaching my whole life And you get so defensive And try to show me what's behind the fences of my backyard But when I waver from my stray byes And the canvas begins to unwind When I wake up the devil inside And forget what's righteous for the night I feel alive I get stuck in yesterday Watching many things just slip away And when I look inside of my black heart All I see is a beautiful mistake And when the sun lights up another day I can't have all the pain All I know is I'm living here tonight And I feel alive, I feel alive I feel alive, I feel alive Oh, I feel alive Oh, I feel alive