Lyrics
I’m at war with the world and they
Try to pull me into the dark
I struggle to find my faith
As I’m slippin’ from your arms
It’s getting harder to stay awake
And my strength is fading fast
You breathe into me at last
I’m awake I’m alive
Now I know what I believe inside
Now it’s my time
I’ll do what I want ’cause this is my life
here, right now
I’ll stand my ground and never back down
I know what I believe inside
I’m awake and I’m alive
I’m at war with the world cause I
Ain’t never gonna sell my soul
I’ve already made up my mind
No matter what I can’t be bought or sold
When my faith is getting weak
And I feel like giving in
You breathe into me again
Waking up waking up
In the dark
I can feel you in my sleep
In your arms I feel you breathe into me
Forever hold this heart that I will give to you
Forever I will live for you
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Meaning & Inspiration
Awake & Alive presents faith as a conflict between spiritual conviction and pressures that draw a person toward darkness. The repeated declaration of being awake and alive gives the song its central image: renewed belief restores clarity, courage, and resolve. References to fading strength and faith becoming weak keep that confidence from sounding effortless. Dependence on divine breath remains essential, while the promise to stand firm expresses a settled refusal to surrender the soul.
The language of breath recalls biblical accounts in which life comes from God, especially Genesis 2:7. The determination to hold ground also fits the call in Ephesians 6:13 to withstand evil and remain standing. Rather than presenting faith as freedom from struggle, the song portrays conviction being renewed within struggle. Its closing pledge to give the heart to God and live for God gathers the themes of identity, perseverance, and devotion into a direct statement of allegiance.
Related Scripture
- Genesis 2:7 God breathes life into the man he formed.
- Ephesians 6:13 Believers are called to withstand evil and remain standing.