Song Description
Verse 1 describes his life with cancer (he can't even play with his friends for long periods of time), his pain, and him wondering why he was inflicted
Chorus is him pleading for his life and dealing with no compromise between life and death.
Verse 2 dealing with his problems at school but tells how his friends, then parents, pull him thru
Verse 3 is his tribute to his parents
Verse 4 is his overcoming the cancer, giving homage to God, and the message to every other person with cancer "to keep the faith and keep fighting."
| Song Length |
3:00 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Rap - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Glad |
Subject |
Life, Existence |
| Similar Artists |
P.M. Dawn |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Verse 1
Sorry guys, but I really got to go, temperature rising red blood cells low
Try to beat the disease, but its unrelenting, so I take these med?s to help keep me living
Days all start with nausea and fatigue, radiation side effects you just wouldn?t believe
Sometimes I lay in bed look up to the sky, with tears in my eyes I got to ask my God
Chorus
Why?
I don?t want to die
How can I survive?
When there?s no compromise (give and take life)
Verse 2
Worst part of the day, is when I got to go to school, to hear those words so demeaning and cruel
Yeah I?m pale as a ghost and my skin is pealing, no I don?t have hair, but I do have feelings
My true friends have been there thru thick and thin, with compassion, laughter they encourage me to win
And God only knows I couldn?t made it this far without the overwhelming love from my mother and father
Verse 3
They?re strong as steel and their always smiling, but deep down inside I know their crying
Wanting nothing else but to take my place, but knowing only I can run this race
I?d give anything to relieve this strain, the hurt they feel, the inevitable pain
I pray thru the night and into the day and hope God will intervene when I say
REPEAT CHORUS
Verse 4
Today I felt like I was pulled from a cave, out of the darkness and into brighter days
Inspired by the Man who also took a fall, had to suffer thru hell before he rose above it all
Even when I thought I was at the end of my rope, I focused on faith never gave up hope
Guess I could?ve given up and went down in ball, but I?d rather swing and miss than not swing at all
End Chorus
I
I?m not going to die
Somehow I survived
We found a compromise (take and give life)