I’ve always loved OneRepublic ever since I first heard “Apologize” many years ago. I just did a blog post about their song “Life in Color” and stumbled across this song “I Lived” which blew me away. I had never heard it before and it moved me deeply. I love the meaning of the song and everything about it. I know there have been many songs with this age-old sentiment about living life to the fullest but this one does an amazing job in making its point with strong visuals about not being on your death bed filled with regret. We must do our best to make the most of our time on this planet. This song could be a good reminder to stay focused and truly live.
Hoping you take that jump
But don’t fear the fall
Hope when the water rises
You built a wall
Hoping the crowd screams out
Screaming your name
Hope if everybody runs
You chose to stay
Hope that you fall in love
And it hurts so bad
The only way you can know
Is give it all you have
And I hope that you don’t suffer
But take the pain
Hope when the moment comes
You say……
I, I did it all
I, I did it all
I owned every second
That this world could give
I saw so many places
And things that I did
Of every broken bone
I swear I lived
Hope that you spend your days
But they all add up
And when that sun goes down
Hope you raise your cup
I wish that I could witness
All we drawed
And your pain
But until my moment comes
I’ll say…
I, I did it all
I, I did it all
I owned every second
That this world could give
I saw so many places
And things that I did
Of every broken bone
I swear I lived
Woah
Woah
Woah
Oh
Oh
Of every broken bone
I swear I lived
Of every broken bone
I swear I lived
I, I did it all
I, I did it all
I owned every second
That this world could give
I saw so many places
And things that I did
Of every broken bone
I swear I lived
Woah
Woah
Woah
Oh
Oh