The quickening   Is an ephemeral thing   That only happens in the dark   Like catching lightning in jar      And the pain that it brings   Is just the promise of spring   It's madness on the way   Oh, what does it mean?      To come alive, to come alive, to come alive   (Alive)   (To come alive)   To come alive, to come alive, to come alive      The entering   Is soulful conjecturing   Oh, lost and by the wind grieved coast   Please come back to me again      Because the way that she bleeds   He'll sit alone when he reads   Confusing words and deeds   So what does it mean?      To come alive, to come alive, to come alive   (Alive)   (To come alive)   To come alive, to come alive, to come alive      To pierce the fame   Of the sacred and profane   For science, in the service of a faith   But who will bear the mark of cain?      To come alive, to come alive, to come alive   (Alive)   (To come alive)   To come alive, to come alive, to come alive      To come alive, to come alive, to come alive   (Alive)   (To come alive)   To come alive, to come alive, to come alive