This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Yesterday I forgot to breathe for like the 6th time this week.
Maybe it was the pink cloud strafed sky that changed my mind and brought me back
Seems like every day it's kill or be killed.
With all this anger there is no time to inhale and progress
And catch the smell of something that you once knew.
Have you ever stopped raised your face up to the sun and screamed
Let it out exhale the pain
That strangulates your soul, when will I be free
My lungs take in the fragrance of remorse, what is the cost, am I living,
If you let your lungs fill up with pain then you will drown in your own regret.
My arms feel so numb my heart palpitates missing a beat.
The blood freezing in my veins. the taste of rust in my mouth.
But today I just threw it all away
Though the light burns my eyes I will not be blind,
If you blink you could miss so much. please don't ever close your eyes
Maybe it was the pink cloud strafed sky that changed my mind and brought me back
Seems like every day it's kill or be killed.
With all this anger there is no time to inhale and progress
And catch the smell of something that you once knew.
Have you ever stopped raised your face up to the sun and screamed
Let it out exhale the pain
That strangulates your soul, when will I be free
My lungs take in the fragrance of remorse, what is the cost, am I living,
If you let your lungs fill up with pain then you will drown in your own regret.
My arms feel so numb my heart palpitates missing a beat.
The blood freezing in my veins. the taste of rust in my mouth.
But today I just threw it all away
Though the light burns my eyes I will not be blind,
If you blink you could miss so much. please don't ever close your eyes
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This has to be my absolute FAVORITE song on the album. "Ain't Love Grand" got me hooked on Atreyu, but "Dilated" turned out to be the best song. Favorite lyrics:
My arms feel so numb, My heart palpitates, Missing a beat.
The blood freezing in my veins, The taste of rust in my mouth. But today I just threw it all away.
Atreyu is definitely one of my fav bands because of this song...
"If you blink, You could miss so much...Please don't ever close your eyes." I'm not a big fan of the sound of their music, but how can you resist amazing lyrics like this? It just seems so genuine and real. i love it.
Dude great song, so much emotion there...
I think the correct lyrics are like this:
If you let your lungs fill up with pain, Then you will drown in your own regret. I'm drowning in my own regret.
Stop, look around, what do you see? Rebuild, renew Everything is so beautiful if we just take the time My arms feel so numb, My heart palpitates, Missing a beat.
The blood freezing in my veins, The taste of rust in my mouth. But today I just threw it all away. Though the light burns my eyes, I will not be blind.
this song is badass. deff. one of the best songs ive ever heard. i wanna see them live so bad right now. i missed them when they came to filly and now im stabbing myself bc of it. and now theyre playing with bsf! those to bands at one show?! thats so fuckin sick. ive went to some sick shows but those 2 bands are the fuckin hott shit. i would give my life to see them play. id commit suicide on stage like gg allin.
im really not sure what this songs about, but it MIGHT be about him getting over a relationship and now he just wants to fuckin kill her. i kill people too.
when he whispers....... so awesome
I think this song is about heroin and the addiction that goes with it. I don't its just a thought.
this song could possibly be about a drug addiction lead to a broken heart about a beautiful girl just an opinion though
these guys top out on my fave bands list. they have moribidly written lyrics with heart attached to it heavy sound and an orgasmic scream
there are some mistake in the lyrics
Yesterday I forgot to breathe, For like the 6th time this week. Maybe it was the pink cloud strafed sky, That changed my mind and brought me back. Seems like every day it's kill or be killed.
(with all this anger we cannot progress) With all this anger there is no time, To inhale and progress and catch the smell of something, that You once knew. Because every day it's bear the load or break. When will it be too much
Have you ever stopped, Raised your face up to the sun, And screamed? (screaming) Let it out, Exhale the pain. (singing) That strangulates your soul, When will I be free? (screaming) when will i be free when will i be free My lungs take in the fragrance of remorse, What is the cost? Am I living? If you let your lungs fill with pain, Then you will drown, then you will drown in your own regret. Im drowning in my own regret (singing) My arms feel so numb, My heart palpitates, Missing a beat. The blood freezing in my veins, (screaming) The taste of rust in my mouth. (singing) But today I just threw it all away. (screaming) Though the light burns my eyes, I will not be blind. If you blink, You could miss so much. Please don't ever close your eyes.
not much a difference but it screws you up when you are singing it
xdeadxheartsx i agree on all counts.