A minute,
A second,
A half-life,
A minus,
A segment,
A blinder,
Elective detention.
It's secession time,
Paid for by cutting backwards.
It's election time,
Letting every insult become presidential injury.

(I'm begging you just hold my head up)
This last disgrace,
Breathe in my face,
Bleed in distaste,
Bless this amen.
Your final lesson.

A minute,
A second,
A half-life,
A minus,
A second
Reminder,
Selective attention.
It's secession time,
Paid for by cutting backwards.
It's election time,
Letting every insult be accepted into history.

(I'm begging you just hold my head up)
This last disgrace,
Breathe in my face,
Bleed in distaste,
Bless this amen.
Your final lesson.
(Now)

This last disgrace,
Bless this amen.
Final lesson.
(Now)


Lyrics submitted by professor stampede

Breathe Lyrics as written by Carsten Schack Alexander V. Cantrall

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Walt Disney Music Company, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Reservoir Media Management, Inc.

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    This could very easily be a breakup song. The refrain references things coming to an end, not to mention the intimacy of the line “breathe in my face”. The verses, meanwhile, reference units of time (like a countdown) and secession and insurrection. It feels like the countdown to combat or opposition.

    It doesn’t necessarily have to be about breaking up, though. It could be about death or disease, as referenced by the finality in the refrain. Or it could literally be about rebelling against a political force. I try to read that as a metaphor, though. Anything involving opposition or dissent. It could even be about murder. There's definitely enough evidence for that.

    DevMinoron January 06, 2011   Link

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