Michael Franti’s Stay Human Vol. II continued his long engagement with music as activism, framing optimism not as naïveté but as endurance. Morris co-wrote “Take Me Alive,” one of the album’s most urgent tracks, its rhythmic propulsion matched by lyrical clarity. The song transforms protest into invitation, insisting that compassion and movement belong in the same breath. Critics highlighted the record’s blend of warmth and purpose — American Songwriter called it “a soundtrack for persistence.” Within that framework, “Take Me Alive” encapsulates Franti’s ethos: that collective joy remains one of the most radical responses to uncertainty.