Story Behind The Song
The song was written during hard times, when the writer made the crucial decision to move forward in life with a positive outlook, relying on friends, family. The bridge of the song was written in a world music style to indicate openness toward inviting new people from different cultures into life.
Song Description
Intro of the song begins with just acoustic guitar and shaker, with bass entering the song in the second phrase of guitar (:10) and male vocals beginning at :21.
The first verse alternates between male and female vocals, leading into the pre-chorus at :40 with alternating female/male vocals.
The Chorus begins at 1:00 with male lead vocals and female harmony
at 1:21 a brief intro with just acoustic guitar and shaker lead into the second verse, with bass entering the song after the first measure.
The second verse begins at 1:40
and alternates between male and female vocals, and a drum kit enters the song at 1:40
The second verse is followed by pre chorus and chorus with a key change to D major in the last line of the chorus
The bridge begins at 3:02 in D major with the drum kit turned down and latin electric drums with bass and kalimba for an instrumental world music style interlude.
at 3:20 the song picks back up with guitar, bass, drum kit and shaker, with male and female vocals and male and female harmonies singing the chorus one last time, ending the song with solo male vocal at 3:52.
| Song Length |
3:57 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male/Female |
| Mood |
In High Spirits, Welcoming |
Subject |
Life, Hope |
| Similar Artists |
Jason Mraz, One Republic |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
One world one fight
one love one life
take the motives out
light the votives up and
let's set the world on fire
'Cause we're falling too slow to burn
fallin too fast to learn that there's always more than one way to hit the ground
You don't always have to try to figure a way out to fly. Sometimes it's just in the turns we take
In this life
what a beautiful life it is
in this life
there's nothing I wouldn't give
in this life
Oh to be a part of it
in this life
I swear I'm gonna live
Words fly with anger
because we're all strangers
looking up at the stars and moon and the sun at dawn and you're waking up with the angels calling
find yourself at your window
telling you to just live, love and laugh
'Cause we're falling too slow to burn
fallin too fast to learn that there's always more than one way to hit the ground
You don't always have to try to figure a way out to fly. Sometimes it's just in the turns we take
In this life
what a beautiful life it is
in this life
there's nothing I wouldn't give
in this life
Oh to be a part of it
in this life
I swear I'm gonna live
Oh yeah
I'm gonna live
Oh yeah
In this life
what a beautiful life it is
in this life
there's nothing I wouldn't give
in this life
Oh to be a part of it
in this life
I swear I'm gonna live
oh yeah
I swear I'm gonna live
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