SOCIAL DISTORTION / STILL ALIVE

El otro día me soprendí soltando una lagrimilla, iluminada por la tenue luz del atardecer invernal, mientras sonaba «Still Alive» en mi reproductor portátil. No me averguenza, eso me demuestra que tras décadas de escuchar rock & roll este todavía conserva intacta la capacidad de sorpenderme y emocionarme. Como si fuera el primer día. No voy a hablar del magnífico álbum que Ness y los suyos se han sacado de la manga. Muchos de vosotros lo habéis hecho ya. Pero quiero citar especialmente esta canción por el significado que seguramente tendrá para Ness y, a partir de ahora, para mí. Siento que también hay partes de mi vida reflejadas en esta canción. Buen fin de semana.

Well, I remember when we were young
And you said that I was done
Well, I walked the long boulevard
My head hanging down
And the word out on the street
I was back up on my feet
I was fighting the same old wars
Had to even up the score
And I’m still alive and I will survive
I can take what life’s got to give
Just need a little time
And I’m still alive, talking that some ol’ jive
I can handle what comes my way
Just gimme another day
And the times have changed my friend
I’ll be here to the bitter end
With a guitar in my hand I stand a little taller
And I’ve been to hell and back
I ain’t falling off this track
From the back to the front page
From the gutter to the stage
And I’m still alive and I will survive
I can take what life’s got to give
Just need a little time
And I’m still alive, talking that some ol’ jive
I can handle what comes my way
Just gimme another day
And from town to town I roam
Take me so very far from home
And I woke up one summer day and I fell in love
And the times have changed, my friend
I’ll be here to the bitter end
And I’m here to make my stand
With a guitar in my hand
And I’m still alive and I will survive
I can take what life’s got to give
Just need a little time
And I’m still alive, talking that some ol’ jive
I can handle what comes my way
Just gimme another day