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Not Dead

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Lyrics

It’s a blessing, it’s a gift
I’ve been doing it since I was a kid
It’s a calling, yeah it’s bliss
I do whatever I want with it

It’s not dead, but it’s hard to find it
It’s not dead, we’re just blinded
It’s not dead, it’s just hiding
It’s not dead cuz I’m still trying
Whoa oh oh

Here my heart is, and my brain
They connect but they’re not the same, oh oh
From the heart is coming love and
Coming truth, down from above

It’s not dead, no, it’s not dying
It’s not dead, no, it’s just hiding

It’s a blessing, it’s a gift
I’ve been doing it since I was a kid
It’s a calling, yeah it’s bliss
I do whatever I want with it

It’s not dead but it’s hard to see
It’s not dead, I’m setting it free
Oh oh oh

From my brain there come the lines
Organizing space and time, oh oh
But together, they combine
I let the heart lead, not the mind

It’s not dead, no, it’s not dying
It’s not dead, no, it’s just hiding

It’s a blessing, it’s a gift
Been doing it since I was a kid
It’s a calling, yeah it’s bliss
I do whatever I want with it

It’s a blessing, it’s a gift
I’ve been doing it since I was a kid
It’s a calling, yeah it’s bliss
I do whatever I want with it

It’s not dead, no, it’s not dying
It’s not dead cuz I’m still trying

It’s not dead, no, it’s not dying
It’s not dead, legally not binding

It’s a blessing, it’s a gift
I’ve been doing it since I was a kid
Yeah it’s a calling, yeah it’s bliss
I do whatever I want
Whatever I want with it

About This Song

Broad claim that something purported or believed to be dead is in fact alive and is a key to personal liberation.

What is the song “Not Dead” by Chad Lewine about?

I originally wrote the early stages of the song as "art's not dead." So swap the word "it" for "art" and you have the original meaning and intention of the song.

— Chad Lewine

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