half alive - creature (lyrics)

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#HalfAlive #creature #NowNotYet

[skeletoxstuff]

Woaaah! I just realized that this video blowed up! I see a lot of people coming from an animation by WolfyTheWicth for Philza, and it’s pretty cool to see you all loving this song/band as much as I do.

I also need to clarify something; I made this video the day the album came out, and they posted the official lyrics a few weeks later, so the lyrics on the video are not 100% accurate. I’m sorry for that!

Thanks for watching and enjoying <3 here are the full official lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Look inside of me and see that I am not afraid
To walk inside the void like a kid inside a cave
Discovering the patterns of my soul and where it's placed
I've been mapping many caverns but it still feels like a maze

[Pre-Chorus]
I know I'm made of clay that's worn
Blighted by imperfect form
But I will trust the artist molding me

[Chorus]
I am creation, both haunted and holy
Made in glory
Even the depths of the night cannot blind me
When You guide me
Creature only

[Verse 2]
Look inside my heart and find a perilous ravine
Carved within the beauty, the darkness in between
Standing in the balance of complete and incomplete
I identify the echo of what is and what will be

[Pre-Chorus]
I know I'm made of clay that's worn
Blighted by imperfect form
But I will trust the artist molding me
In a room that's growing dim
Illuminated from within
The pull of tension's empathy

[Chorus]
I am creation, both haunted and holy
Made in glory
Even the depths of the night cannot blind me
When You guide me, oh
I am creation, both haunted and holy
Made in glory
Even the depths of the night cannot blind
'Cause what comes
Creature only
Creature only
(Creature only)

[Outro]
Growing through the creature here
I'm trying to see when it's unclear
Hidden in the space between
Hero and the enemy
Early days and sleepless nights
Death and resurrection, life
My body is a sacred note
Sung between the flesh and hope
My dirt transformed within a breath
Before I took a single step
I'm looking forward to the day
When life can grow without decay
Humanity is not alone
When Jesus Christ sits on the throne
These hidden mirrors expose the mess
The selfish turns to selflessness
Haunted by a darker side
Transcends to walking in the light
And slowly I'm recovering
The beauty of discovery

[avarensoncosclips]

I hadn't realized this was a christain song till the comments told me so. I always thought it was a song about a hero in a story trusting the writer with their life, knowing that the writer has their back.

[strawberryfein]

this gives off new christian vibes, like the fully accepting and understanding of other religions and beliefs but also still following their own type of christian’s. i really love that it’s something i can appreciate while also not being christian.

[brownsugardown]

From those coming from the Philza AMV, welcome! It’s nice to see people all coming to listen to a great song 😌. Pls stay respectful to the other people here and the band, though!

[brookekjaerlighet]

I am not a Christian in any regard. But in my process of self realization I've come to know that this song can perfectly describe how I feel about myself at this moment. I am the artist molding who I can and will become. As a Norse pagan, I also can... vaguely see Odin in specific parts of the song.

[leahcarpenter]

Ironically the wording of some parts of this Cristian song is almost exactly how I feel with my religious trauma.

[Rowanisnthere]

Something about "I am creation both haunted and holy" really makes me confident in who I am

[aryannaparker]

Not a Christian but this song resonates a lot. I love how the band made it so, tho obviously a christian worship song, I can put my own experiences and religion to it. Even without the religious aspect, it's and amazing, emotion song

[iwishiwasabeetle]

When I first heard that they were a Christian band I had to take a break from listening to them because I'm not Christian and felt like I was imposing and couldn't relate to their music.
But now I have come back to listen more closely. While I do absolutely hear how this is totally worship music for Christianity, I adore that it isn't so blunt and direct with it. Meaning I am able to interpret it differently for myself and my own form of worship. I do respect Christians and their beliefs, but Half Alive has made their music in a way that I can relate to more and enjoy and be able to apply my beliefs and experiences to. Which I appreciate and admire so much.
It's touching and beautiful. I don't know if they intended this. I'm not sure if they made it subtle so more people could enjoy it while still expressing their own beliefs. But I hope it was intentional because it has definitely made me more comfortable with listening to Christian music. 💕😊

[SleepyStar]

Christiany bit aside, this is absolutely how I feel going thru deconstruction, healing from religious trauma, and being part of the alphabet mafia.

[intheriver]

I literally did not realise this band was Christian at all until the Jesus Christ line. I've been a big fan of them since the beginning, and while I can't relate to either the Christian side or the religious trauma side of these comments, I'm deeply appreciative of this song. It's a Christian song, sure, but there are so many lines I relate to as a trans person. They don't try to force the Christian part down your throat at all, and never have, and that makes it feel like it's just a regular indie band that believes in Christianity. I'm a gay, trans Pagan (Wiccan to be specific) but I love and relate to this song and, to be completely honest, the entire work of art that is this band, and I think that really says a lot about these guys.

[anklebiter]

This song makes me believe that there might be more to life

[Hannah-feyf]

I am a Christian, and I think or at least I hope that everyone who has been listening and felt healed by this song, realizes it’s trying to describe the essence of what it means to be a Christian. To be growing closer with God by becoming a new creation and who you were meant to be, which is in relationship with him. I think modern Christianity has lost the idea that following Christianity is not about rules but about doing what God wants us to so we can become who we were always meant to be. The more like God we strive to be the more we are our true selves.

[iblis]

I am not religious(I was raised strict Muslim and left years ago, transitioned, all that fun stuff) but this song makes me feel loved in a way I have not felt from faith.
It's the musical equivalent to that one quote I once read about how God made trans people for the same reason he made grain and not bread, and grapes and not wine, so we might share in the joy of creation.

[bobthet-rex]

I am Trans and a Christian; this song touches such a deep and personal part of myself, it is amazing. Thank you so much.

[wrecklesstoner]

There are many ways people have interpreted this song, here is my interpretation.

I relate this song to a point in my life when I questioned everything about myself, my thoughts, my personality, my everything. And constructed a new person from those remains, forged by years of bottled trauma and hardships that I'd overcome. And listening to this song reminds me that I've made myself who I am, I was the one that changed myself, that decided that I wasn't happy with myself. I took the initiative when no one else would, and I'm proud of that.

Thanks for reading this comment made by a stranger :)
- Random dude on the internet

[gracefulmushroom]

As a norse pagan. This was healing… ❤️

[WhatAWhimsicalLife]

This song reminds me of a character I created. A blessing went wrong, causing her to go through many trials all while trying to remain who she is.

[CrissaFo]

Half alive have been on tiktok being so supportive of the trans people who love this song for the past two days, it’s been so wholesome and lovely to see

[kyer.]

there is something about “i am creation both haunted and holy, made in glory” that feels like the trans experience