If I Ever Leave This World Alive

One of my favorite songs of all time is called “If I Ever Leave This World Alive” by the Irish band called Flogging Molly. This musical piece is a heartfelt love song, teeming with melody and rustic guitar. It starts out with a subtle soothing melody that seems to caress ones very essence into thinking of the time when one will inevitably die. The singer, David King, talks of the instance in the future when he will leave his true love against his will. If he could, he would find his way back to her somehow. He says that maybe, just maybe, if he dies and his mind is still free to wander the vast regions of the universe, he will find his way back to his only love. He says that he will take away “all the sadness that [he] left behind” with something so simple as his presence being there. He also says “the madness that [she] feel[s] will soon subside” if he is able to reach her somehow. You can feel the singers love for his girl projecting through the sincerity of his vocals. There are other reassuring lines in the song such as, “So in a word don’t shed a tear, Ill be here when it all gets weird,” that instill the feeling of peace in the listener and makes one feel as though maybe everything actually will be alright. All the lines in this song are the true essence of love and the unselfish will for one’s lover to be happy forever even through death.