i get so determined to follow all those sermons that i ve been preached to my whole life but when i waver from my straight lines 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 straight lines 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 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 oh