Story Behind The Song
I remember being more free (and a bit reckless) as a kid, but those experiences, which also frightened me, made me feel alive. And the song was born about how how life should be lived "amplified" :)
Song Description
Living life amplified from child to adult, and all the things that may have scared us, but were SO worthwhile going through!
| Song Length |
4:06 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Peaceful, Welcoming |
Subject |
Life, Existence |
| Similar Artists |
Bruce Springsteen |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Amplified
I was 10 years old
On my brothers bike
He was flyin' down the street
I was holdin' on for life
I was scared, so scared
But I took that ride
I was 10 years old
Livin' life amplified
I was just 15
When she held my hand
Feeling things inside
I didn't quite understand
I was scared, so scared
But I took that ride
I was 15 then
Livin' life amplified
I was 24
When I had my son
And discovered how
How, to really love someone
I was scared, so scared
But I took that ride
At 24
Livin' life amplified
INSTRUMENTAL
I was 46
When my father died
I was holding his hand
I was there by his side
I was scared, so scared
But we took that ride
At 46
Life & Death amplified
When I look back
What I won't see
Are safe and empty years
That piled up on me
Yeah, I was scared so scared
But I took the rides
And I will leave this earth
Having lived amplified
(One more bar here)
I was 10 years old
On my brother's bike.....