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A celebration of feeling and being alive, an expression of the extreme highs and lows that we all experience if we have the courage to feel. The album art features the word 'touch' in nine different languages over an image of two lovers, to convey the message that our need for intimacy and connection is something shared by people of all backgrounds. The first track, "Alive," which has already been licensed to appear on an ABC Family Channel TV show this summer, is a perfect example of the album's message. The lyrics tell the story of people caught in the grip of depression and disillusionment, reaching out for some kind of faith and hope, and refusing to give in to despair. "My little sister got a messed up head/and all the day she while away in bed/she said, 'I know there's somethin'/gotta believe there's somethin'/my friends are nowhere, it may not be fair/but you can only suck it up and live it'..." The chorus then kicks in with a powerful attack and a vocal declaration of, "I, I, I feel so alive/I, I, I feel so alive today!" Better to feel pain sometimes than to avoid life and feel nothing. At least you know you're alive.