OneRepublic & Bryan Warnecke Give "I Lived" A New, Empowering Message
"With every broken bone / I swear I lived." That lyric stands on its own from OneRepublic's "I Lived," but the track off 2013's Native just got a monumentally inspiring music video to go along with its empowering notes.
Instead of going the traditional route, Ryan Tedder and company took the opportunity to give "I Lived" a real message with its music video by using their single to share Bryan Warnecke's story. Bryan's been living with cystic fibrosis, a disease that ravages his lungs and makes it feel like he's "breathing through a straw," for fifteen years. The disease is merciless, and the life expectancy for someone suffering from it hovers around the unforgiving age of 36. It's terrifying and heartbreaking, but it's not getting in Bryan's way as he continues to do the things he loves, like cycling (while raising funds and awareness for cystic fibrosis research) and other athletics.
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