I'm Still StandingElton JohnYou could never know what it's likeYour blood like winter freezes just like iceAnd there's a cold lonely light that shines from youYou'll wind up like the wreck you hide behind that mask you useAnd did you think this fool could never winWell look at me, I'm coming back againI got a taste of love in a simple wayAnd if you need to know while I'm still standing you just fade awayDon't you know I'm still standing better than I ever didLooking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kidI'm still standing after all this timePicking up the pieces of my life without you on my mindI'm still standing yeah yeah yeahI'm still standing yeah yeah yeahOnce I never could hope to winYou starting down the road leaving me againThe threats you made were meant to cut me downAnd if our love was just a circus you'd be a clown by now
How anthemic! Not quite 'I will survive' but it has its own pulse and potential.
1983 was a deeply sad year personally and this song felt very sustaining and still does.
Elton is a trooper!