We Are Alive

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Track 11 of Wrecking Ball, 2012.

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Wrecking Ball (2012)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, percussion, loops
- Ron Aniello: guitar, bass, keyboards, loops, backing vocals
- Charles Giordano: piano, Hammond B3 organ
- Greg Leisz: banjo, mandola, lap steel
- Darrell Leonard: trumpet, bass trumpet
- Patti Scialfa: backing vocals
- Soozie Tyrell: violin
- Max Weinberg: drums

^{Performed live 67 times.}

2014-05-01 MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
2014-02-16 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
2014-01-26 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
2013-09-18 Espaço Das Américas, São Paulo, Brazil
2013-09-14 Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina
2013-09-12 Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile
2013-06-29 Stade De France, Saint Denis, France
2013-06-20 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England
2013-06-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
2013-03-26 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
2013-03-14 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
2012-10-19 Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON
2012-09-19 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
2012-09-14 Nationals Park, Washington, DC
2012-09-07 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
2012-09-03 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
2012-09-02 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
2012-08-24 Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON
2012-08-14 Fenway Park, Boston, MA
2012-07-31 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
2012-07-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
2012-07-24 Koengen, Bergen, Norway
2012-07-21 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway
2012-07-17 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
2012-07-14 Hyde Park, London, England (Evening)
2012-07-12 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
2012-07-09 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
2012-07-07 Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark
2012-07-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
2012-07-04 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
2012-06-24 Seaclose Park, Isle Of Wight, England
2012-06-22 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
2012-06-21 Stadium Of Light, Sunderland, England
2012-06-17 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
2012-06-11 Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, Italy
2012-06-07 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
2012-06-03 Bela Vista Park, Lisbon, Portugal
2012-05-30 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany
2012-05-28 Megaland, Landgraaf, The Netherlands
2012-05-27 Rheinenergiestadion, Cologne, Germany
2012-05-25 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
2012-05-18 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
2012-05-17 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
2012-05-15 Estadio De Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain
2012-05-13 Estadio Olimpico De La Cartuja, Seville, Spain
2012-05-02 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
2012-04-29 New Orleans Fairgrounds, New Orleans, LA
2012-04-27 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2012-04-26 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2012-04-24 HP Pavilion At San Jose, San Jose, CA
2012-04-17 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
2012-04-16 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
2012-04-13 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
2012-04-12 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
2012-04-09 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2012-04-06 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2012-04-04 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
2012-04-03 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
2012-04-01 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
2012-03-29 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
2012-03-28 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
2012-03-26 TD Garden, Boston, MA
2012-03-23 Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL
2012-03-19 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
2012-03-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
2012-03-15 Moody Theater, Austin, TX
2012-03-09 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY

Released on Wrecking Ball (2012).

Live versions are available on the following 6 official live downloads:

2014-05-01 MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
2014-01-26 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
2012-07-31 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
2012-07-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
2012-07-04 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
2012-03-09 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY

WE ARE ALIVE - V1		uncirculating
WE ARE ALIVE - V2	5:36	WRECKING

Note: The officially released V2 features Springsteen, Aniello (some combination of guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion, and/or loops), Max Weinberg (drums), Charlie Giordano (piano, B3 organ), Greg Leisz (banjo, mandola, lap steel), Darrell Leonard (trumpet, bass trumpet), Soozie Tyrell (violin), and Patti Scialfa (backing vocal). V1 is the first version of the track recorded, with a faster, Ramones-style arrangement. Max Weinberg mentioned this take during an interview with Dave Marsh prior to the Apollo show in March 2012.

^{Studio Sessions: Wrecking Ball}

We Are Alive

There's a cross up yonder up on Calvary Hill
There's a slip of blood on a silver knife
There's a graveyard kid down below
Where at night the dead come to life
Well, above the stars they crackle in fire
A dead man's moon throws seven rings
Well, we'd put our ears to the cold grave stones
This is the song they'd sing
We are alive
And though our bodies lie alone here in the dark
Our spirits rise to carry the fire and light the spark
To stand shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart

A voice cried I was killed in Maryland in 1877
When the railroad workers made their stand
Well, I was killed in 1963 one Sunday morning in Birmingham
Well, I died last year crossing the southern desert
My children left behind in San Pablo
Well, they've left our bodies here to rot
Oh, please let them know
We are alive
Oh, and though we lie alone here in the dark
Our souls will rise to carry the fire and light the spark
To fight shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart

Let your mind rest easy, sleep well my friend
It's only our bodies that betray us in the end

I awoke last night in the dark and dreamy deep
From my head to my feet, my body'd gone stone cold
There were worms crawling all around me
My fingers scratching at an earth black and six foot low
And alone in the blackness of my grave
Alone I'd been left to die
Then I heard voices calling all around me
The earth rose above me, my eyes filled with sky
We are alive
And though our bodies lie alone here in the dark
Our souls and spirits rise
To carry the fire and light the spark
To fight shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart
To stand shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart
We are alive

^{Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.}

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