Poison the Well

Breathing's for the Birds

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I want to become what I must
So I can tunnel through the ocean waves to you
I'm on my way now to you

The same thought enters my mind as I'm engulfed in steam
How happy she will be to see her monster become human
And I'm on my way now

No matter the things I say
I've cared for you all my life
Where am I why am I sure to have never existed

Destroying the homes of creatures trying to hide below
i will bash the rocks till my hands shatter
Making a straight path to you
I'm on my way now

No matter the things I say
I've cared for you all my life
Where am I why am I sure to have never existed

You must remember that I always swept the pieces I left behind

I've cared for you all my life
No matter the things I say

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ghostchant On Apr 05, 2007

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2007-04-05 15:15:47

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by MPJohnny5

19y ago

this song and the whole new album is outta this world. you guys rock

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by NAAAAAAA

19y ago

Theres no way I can rank all the new songs off the cd. There all amazing for different reasons.

But I think this song is about Maybe blowing up at your girlfreind and becoming a monster and him goin to see her to apologize and that nothing can stop him "Destroying the homes of creatures trying to hide below i will bash the rocks till my hands shatter Making a straight path to you I'm on my way now" and then where he says "You must remember that I always swept the pieces I left behind" he means that he has always apologized and made everything right when he was wrong. Maybe I see somthing thats not there.

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by PoisonTheManu

19y ago

For me this song is about being in love with someone on the other side of the world. without her you fell like you "never really existed" but you care for her all your life. maybe on the phone you said to her that its hopeless but you cant forget her anyway. now finally he thinks about becoming some powerful creature or something that is able to overcome the borders. "So I can tunnel through the ocean waves to you/ Making a straight path to you". btw, you can hear a strange noise when he sings "Till my hands... shatter"! sounds like he really bashes some rocks there! ;) On of the best songs on the new record, i love it!

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by BrownCore

18y ago

Song seems to be about bettering one's self in order to be with the one that you love, and overcoming any obstacles you may face in that journey.

Obviously, there seems to be some rage and anger issues, which tends to some things being said that he doesn't mean.

Seems pretty straight forward.

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