Alive & Kicking

The lyrics describe a relationship that feels energizing and deeply important to the speaker. At first, the other person lifts their spirits and they promise to stay connected. The mood then becomes less certain: repeated questions imagine love failing, a shared dream fading, or inner turmoil becoming hard to manage. The speaker seems to ask for commitment through difficult times, not only when the relationship feels exciting.

Several images make these feelings vivid. Being “lifted up” suggests emotional encouragement, while “the lights that shine on” may suggest a bright, hopeful moment. Love “burning down” and “the storm inside” turn relationship trouble and emotional distress into natural or fiery forces. “Turn the tide” means to change a difficult situation for the better, and “cracks up” suggests something breaking apart.

“Alive and kicking” usually means active and full of life; here, it describes love that is still strong and present. “Stay until your love is” alive could be a plea to remain together until their feelings recover or endure. Yet the lyrics do not make clear whether the speaker is confident in the relationship or afraid it may collapse. Their questions about who will save them may express dependence on a partner, but they may also be a way of asking whether either person can face hardship together.