This document analyzes the lyrics of the song "Stay Alive" by Joze Gonzales and how they were incorporated into a music video. Key lyrics that set a negative tone about the world and create feelings of hopelessness and desperation. Repeated lyrics like "We'll do whatever just to stay alive" are impactful and their meaning is not revealed until the end. Overall the lyrics aid the storytelling of the music video by establishing themes and the singer's emotional journey that is shown through flashbacks.

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Lyric analysis
Stay Alive by Joze Gonzales

2.  I will be highlighting some of the most potent,
influential lyrics of this song, showing their
deeper meanings and symbolism.
 I will also show how I incorporated these lyrics
to aid the story telling of my music video.

3. There's a rhythm in rush these days
Where the lights don't move and the colours
don't fade
Leaves you empty with nothing but dreams
In a world gone shallow
In a world gone lean
Sometimes there's things a man cannot know
Gears won't turn and the leaves won't grow
There's no place to run and no gasoline
Engines won't turn and the train won't leave
I will stay with you tonight
Hold you close 'til the morning light
In the morning watch a new day rise
We'll do whatever just to stay alive
We'll do whatever just to stay alive
Well the way I feel is the way I write
It isn't like the thoughts of the man who lies
There is a truth and it's on our side
Dawn is coming
Open your eyes
Look into the sun as the new days rise
And I will wait for you tonight
You're here forever and you're by my side
I've been waiting all my life
To feel your heart as it's keeping time
We'll do whatever just to stay alive
[3x]
Dawn is coming
Open your eyes
Look into the sun as the new days rise
There's a rhythm in rush these days
Where the lights don't move and the colours
don't fade
There is a truth and it's on our side
Dawn is coming
Open your eyes
Look into the sun as a new days rise

4.  These lyrics are repeated twice in the song, at the beginning
being the first lines said and towards the end. This is very
useful in my videos story telling as the video begins and ends
in the same place with middle section being flashbacks. These
lyrics work as signifiers of the narration now being in ‘real
time’.
 The lyrics themselves are also very meaningful and can easily
be interpreted as the singers personal monologue on how he
feels about the world and his current situation.
“There's a rhythm in rush these days
Where the lights don't move and the colours don't fade”

5.  This line sets a negative depiction of the world around the
performer, setting the tone for the music video. It highlights
the performers current feelings of the world whilst also not
giving away what has happened in the story to lead him to
feel like this, as the flashbacks will indicate what has lead to
this. The lyrics also create a self of personalisation, making
audiences feel closer and empathetic to the singer.
“Leaves you empty with nothing but dreams
In a world gone shallow
In a world gone lean”

6.  Similarly to the previously analysed lyrics, these also create a
feeling of hopelessness. This could trigger empathy and also
intrigue into what has generated these feelings.
 Also the relation to real world objects creates imagery that
can be useful in a music video.
“Gears won't turn and the leaves won't grow
There's no place to run and no gasoline
Engines won't turn and the train won't leave”

7.  It is this lyric that holds the name of the song, making them
impactful. They are said at two separate occasions in the song
but are repeated after each other, reinforcing its importance.
 These lyrics also connote a sense of desperation felt by the
performer. This allows the audience to empathise with him
strongly at this point and his distress as they have followed
his journey throughout the video.
“We'll do whatever just to stay alive”

8.  These are the most prominent lyrics throughout the song.
 Due to their simplicity they can be interpreted in a variety of
ways, for example the idea of sleeping or the dawning of a
new age, embracing change or even a prayer that someone or
something will be better come the morning, this element of
mystery allows the viewer to speculate what these repeated
lyrics symbolise.
 It is not until the last time that these lyrics are spoken that the
viewer understands their meaning.
“Dawn is coming
Open your eyes”