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I Want To Live
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Nov 4, 2026 updated
Unleashed album
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Song Meaning
Skillet places the narrator "in a grave of roses" with a cold soul and one stubborn wish: "I want to live again." The verses read like a rescue in progress, with a plea to be saved "from this darkness" and a reach toward the light.
The chorus turns that plea into a decision. "The choice is mine, I've made up my mind," the singer says, and then adds, "Now, I'm free to start again." Between the heavy guitars, the second verse names a source of help: "You help me hold on, you ignite the fire in me." The bridge admits that the fear cannot be fought alone, so the resolve is not self-reliance but a determination to keep reaching.
The lyrics never quote scripture, yet they line up with the biblical picture of being lifted out of a pit and given a new beginning. Listeners facing depression or a restart will find honest language here, and the closing repetition of "I want to live" settles into a statement of hope.
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In a grave of roses, while the night is closing in
My soul is so cold, but I want to live again
I know you'll come to me, I wait in misery
I want to fight for this, save me from this darkness
I reach for the light
I want to live my life
The choice is mine, I've made up my mind
Now, I'm free to start again
The way I want to live (to live) and breathe (and breathe)
The way I want that's right for me
I may not know nothing else
But I know this, I want to live
All I ever needed was a reason to believe
You help me hold on, you ignite the fire in me
You always come for me, you know just what I need
Don't make me wait for this, save me from this darkness
I reach for the light
I want to live my life
The choice is mine, I've made up my mind
Now, I'm free to start again
The way I want to live (to live) and breathe (and breathe)
The way I want that's right for me
I may not know nothing else
But I know this, I want to live
I'm breathing, still breathing
But I can't fight this fear alone
This feeling is killing slow
But now I know
I want to live my life
The choice is mine, I've made up my mind
Now, I'm free to start again
The way I want to live (to live) and breathe (and breathe)
The way I want that's right for me
I may not know nothing else
But I know this, I want to live
I want to live
I know this, I want to live