Alphaville’s “Forever Young” Lyrics Meaning

Alphaville’s “Forever Young” is a very-deep song. But here we will make an attempt to extract its most-pressing theme.

You can view the lyrics, alternate interprations and sheet music for Alphaville's Forever Young at Lyrics.org.

First off, like many other classic songs from the early 1980s, “Forever Young” is influenced by the international-politic climate of that era. During that time, world citizens had to deal with the peak of the Cold War, where many were under the impression that a major-nuclear conflict could jump off at any second. And part of “Forever Young” is premised on Alphaville living under that belief.

And overall, it can be said that they are expression a pessimism towards life in general. On one hand in their youth they have to deal with issues such as the aforementioned. And on the other the idea of ‘getting old without a cause’ is equally unappealing.

But overall, the singer is idealizing the idea of being young. And as detailed in the second verse, youth to him is more of a mental state highlighted by freedom of expression and individualism. And the insinuation is that as people age, they lose such exciting qualities which make them unique.

So let’s say conclusively that the lyrics of this song center on two different subject matters. The first half serves as a criticism of living under the specter of the Cold War. And the second espouses the idea of youth, particularly from a mental perspective, being preferable to aging.

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Facts about “Forever Young”

“Forever Young” is one of the premiere songs in Alphaville’s repertoire.  Being originally released on 20 September 1984 by the Warner Music Group, it served as the title track and third single from their debut album. Moreover since its original release, the band has regularly issued remixes and demos of this song. Indeed even when this track first came out, it did so in two different versions.

And by the way, it should be said that the album “Forever Young” was also supported by the hit song “Big in Japan“.

“Forever Young” charted in the UK, US and about 10 other countries. Its most-impressive showing was actually topping the Swedish Singles Chart.

Moreover, the overall success of “Forever Young” was a gradual process, the result of it being featured on a number of pop-media programs throughout the years.

Additionally a number of other artist have consistently covered this song, with some of them also resulting in notable chart success. One such notable covers was done by

“Forever Young” was produced by the trio of Colin Person, Wolfgang Loos and Andreas Budde.

And the track was written by the band themselves.

12 Responses

  1. Anonymous says:

    My absolue favourite song of all time

  2. Anonymous says:

    I am 80 by now, but Foreever young will be plaid at my funural. Alf Krüger, Germany

  3. Anonymous says:

    Does anyone else feel that so much in this Alphaville song seems somehow pertinent to these end-of-times that humanity is going through?
    “Heaven can wait we’re only watching the skies” – It’s said that the Vatican owns telescopes to “watch the skies” for the return of the Messiah in these end-of-days.
    “Hoping for the best but expecting the worst” – Describes the current war and massive-genocide being perpetrated against humanity. Hope for the best, but do everything to prepare for the upcoming deaths.
    “Are you going to drop the bomb or not”. It seems that now they’ve dropped the vax-bomb on humanity.
    “Let us die young of let us live forever” – the depopulation war on humanity is hitting our youth.
    “We don’t have the power, but we never say never” – We are individually powerless, but the way to victory is to never give up until enough people awaken.
    “Can you imagine when this race is won, turn our shining faces into the sun”. I believe we are winning this race. But a day to the Annunaki is like a year to us, it is taking really long for this race to be won, we imagine the future when the race is finally won.
    “Praising our leaders, we’re getting in tune, the musics for the madman”. The psychopaths who control the media brainwash the masses with praises of themselves.

  4. HS. says:

    Love, Love, Love, this song. I play it regularly and have it on my desktop.

  5. HS. says:

    I play this song regularly. Love it and the band. Where are they today in versing the politics of today, not they aren’t as scary as they were.

  6. Ibeneme Krebs says:

    More of an encouragement and prophecy,to the youths and future respectively. Can’t get tired of listening to this song. Where is the artist/group now? Certainly not performing again.

  7. edwin machale says:

    yes explains the human predicament precisely

  8. Lady B says:

    I never knew what the song was all about until i countinually played it and i can’t stop singing and meditating.

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