Natalie Schepman (then Closner) wrote this after she was at a bar with her then boyfriend, now husband, Chris Schepman and his ex-girlfriend walked into the bar. She was experience strong emotions, as expected. Nat then took a step back and said “I have this real wonderful human being in front of me...
Put your arms around something breathing
I am here with you
But so is our present past we tried escaping
And if I let it phase me
My old life starts replacing you and I
Get these memories out of my head
Make me more alive than dead
So put your arms around me
And put the cards on the table
It's just you and I
With no distractions, our ghosts behind us
If we let it phase us
It might over take us, you and I
I know that we'll survive if we can let the dead just lie
And focus on the life that lies ahead
More Alive Than Dead was written by Allison Closner & Ethan Gruska & Meegan Closner & Natalie Closner.
More Alive Than Dead was produced by Mike Mogis.
JOSEPH released More Alive Than Dead on Fri Aug 26 2016.