still feel.
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still feel. by half•alive
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half•aliveProduced by
Eric PalmquistWrited by
Emiko Rochelle & Rachel Kramer & James Krausse & J. Tyler Johnson & Brett Kramer & Josh TaylorAbout
“still feel.” is the upbeat breakout single for indie-pop band half•alive and features on the band’s debut album Now. Not Yet. It explores the journey of finding hope in the midst of hopelessness.
The music video released for the song quickly amassed views due to its unique choreography, which led...
still feel. Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When I'm furthest from myself (Far away)
Feeling closer to the stars (Outer space)
I've been invaded by the dark (Can't escape)
Trying to recognize myself when I feel I've been replaced
When I'm furthest from myself (Far away)
Feeling closer to the stars (Outer space)
I've been invaded by the dark (Can't escape)
Trying to recognize myself when I feel I've been replaced
[Pre-Chorus]
(Oh) I can feel a kick down in my soul
(Oh) And it's pulling me back to Earth to let me know
(Oh) I am not a slave, can't be contained
So pick me from the dark and pull me from the grave 'cause
[Chorus]
I still feel alive
When it is hopeless, I start to notice
That I still feel alive
Falling forward, back into orbit, yeah
[Verse 2]
So when I lose my gravity in this sleepy womb
Drifting as I dream, I'll wake up soon
To realize the hand of life is reaching out
To rid me of my pride, I call allegiance to myself
[Pre-Chorus]
(Oh) But I can feel a kick down in my soul
(Oh) And it's pulling me back to Earth to let me know
(Oh) I am not a slave, can't be contained
So pick me from the dark and pull me from the grave 'cause
[Chorus]
I still feel alive
When it is hopeless, I start to notice
That I still feel alive
Falling forward, back into orbit
Oh, and I still feel alive
When it is hopeless, I start to notice
Oh, that I still feel alive
Falling forward, back into orbit, yeah
[Pre-Bridge]
(Oh) I can feel a kick down in my soul
(Oh) And it's pulling me back to Earth to let me know
(Oh) And this heart that beats inside of me will show
(Oh) It will show
[Bridge]
Floating in outer space, have I misplaced a part of my soul?
Lost in the in-between, or so it seems, I'm out of control
Floating in outer space, have I misplaced a part of my soul?
Lost in the in-between, but it can't keep me asleep for long, 'cause
[Chorus]
I still feel alive (I can feel it)
When it is hopeless (It ain't hopeless)
I start to notice (I start to notice)
That I still feel alive (I can feel it)
Falling forward (Falling forward)
Back into orbit (Back into orbit)
Oh, and I still feel alive (I can feel it)
When it is hopeless (It ain't hopeless)
I start to notice (Start to notice)
Oh, that I still feel alive (I can feel it)
Falling forward (Falling forward)
Back into orbit, yeah
[Outro]
(I still feel alive)
I can feel it
It ain't hopeless
I start to notice
(I still feel alive)
I can feel it
Falling forward
Yeah
(I still feel alive)
(I still feel alive)
still feel. Q&A
Who wrote still feel.'s ?
still feel. was written by Emiko Rochelle & Rachel Kramer & James Krausse & J. Tyler Johnson & Brett Kramer & Josh Taylor.
Who produced still feel.'s ?
still feel. was produced by Eric Palmquist.
When did half•alive release still feel.?
half•alive released still feel. on Fri Aug 03 2018.
What did half•alive say about "still feel."?
“still feel.” was born from a 50 song project. Three years ago I had challenged myself to in hopes of improving my skill as a songwriter; those sessions and songs would eventually become the foundation of half•alive. I wrote this track during a period of my life when I felt very removed from myself....
How did this song come about?
Josh: The inspiration behind “still feel,” it was coming from a project I had been working on to write 50 songs in order to get better at song writing. Brett was helping me with the project. “Still feel” was number 11 of those 50 songs. During that time I felt very floaty because I had been losing r...
What was the songwriting process like?
Brett: The production started with the baseline. It started with a baseline that was really aggressive. I remember, I think, I brought it into our writing session and then quickly scrapped that. It was there for a while but we ended up not using it. Out of that, we kind of took us in different dir...
What do you want people to take away from the song?
Brett: I think what our message is as a band, in general, with the idea of half alive is always sharing this narrative with these two polarizing feelings of things bringing you to deal and bringing you to life. So what I hear is like that last chorus where we’re talking about “I still feel alive, i...
What do the lyrics mean to you?
J: I think probably for a lot of people, but definitely for myself, always fighting through anxiety and feeling anxious thoughts. There’s always a place to choose anxiety or choose hope and choose life in that. For myself, that is a continual story for myself, of always choosing life. Not diving int...
Is there a live performance video for this song?
Yes! half•alive performed “still feel.” at NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert
What have the artists said about the music video?
It’s the power of threes, you know, your brain connecting. So for instance, with Childish Gambino and "This is America" – when you see the single you see the picture of the kids dancing and then you think of the video and then you think of the song and then it creates this kind of different connecti...