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Just Barely Breathing Lyrics
Decend into hysteria
Chaos of mankind
But who is listening
To the voice of hatred?
Tortured souls lost
So completely lost
Weakened in the concept of decline, deception
Are we alive, or just breathing?
Don't close your eyes, see the images
Are we alive, or just breathing?
Don't close your eyes, see the images
The sky weeps tonight
Our bodies washed away
I am waiting for you
Deliverance
The sun falls through the clouds
Hear my cry
Are we alive, or just breathing?
Don't close your eyes, see the images
Are we alive, or just breathing?
Don't close your eyes, see the images
The sky weeps tonight
Our bodies washed away
I am waiting for you
Deliverance
The sun falls through the clouds
Hear my cry
I am waiting for you
I am waiting for you
I am waiting for you
Chaos of mankind
But who is listening
To the voice of hatred?
Tortured souls lost
So completely lost
Weakened in the concept of decline, deception
Don't close your eyes, see the images
Are we alive, or just breathing?
Don't close your eyes, see the images
Our bodies washed away
I am waiting for you
Deliverance
The sun falls through the clouds
Hear my cry
Don't close your eyes, see the images
Are we alive, or just breathing?
Don't close your eyes, see the images
Our bodies washed away
I am waiting for you
Deliverance
The sun falls through the clouds
Hear my cry
I am waiting for you
I am waiting for you
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"The skies weep tonight, our bodies wash away", I love that line. Supervixen has explained the meaning, and I think this song is really relavent, cause it's only at the times when something really bad happens to us (like losing a loved one, or something like that) that we syop and think, have I made the most of the time Ive got? Killswitch Engage are the best band in the world!
this song is really so amazing.. leach had probably the best voice and vocal melodies ever to grade a hardcore band. howard's cool too.. but the new material just feels way too studio produced and boring, not anywhere near the beauty ofo the first album. and this song.. this song is just amazing. blehh!!
If you buy Alive or Just Breathing RR 25th Anniversary album,Jesse says hiself what it means.
He wrote it on a rainy depressing day, and this is him calling out to God to please end this world. He said he sees so much evil and darkness in our people. "The skies weep tonight,our bodies washed away I am waiting for you,deliverance The sun falls through the clouds,hear my cry"
He's basically asking God to end this world because he is ready to go to Heaven
Interview with Jesse Leach before he left: "Just Barely Breathing" is really my question to people. They need to look into themselves and ask themselves are they really alive? Are they really living life to the fullest? Or are they just getting by? And if so, if you're not happy, you need to make a change, make a difference in the world."
this song aboslutly is the best song of the album, it kicks all manner of ass. this song 4 me is about my total devotion 2 my bestest mate who answers the question 'are we alive or jus breathing?' for me
MEAN FIDDLER PRESENTS KILLSWITCH ENGAGE AT MEAN FIDDLER WC2H
They're amazing live. And now all you shiney happy people can enjoy them. If prepared to travel to London from your corner of the planet. Or wait for them to play somewhere closer. ~T~
grace** not grade. i'm an idiot.
without a doubt the best song they have ever made...and my favorite of all-time
I love the melodies & screaming. This song is awesome. I like how it fades out but you can still hear the vocals all hypnotic in the background. Leaves the song with a nice phrase repeated.
even tho the titles of this song and the CD aren't the same, i think its the title-track for the album