Broken Lungs

Okay, everybody should calm down for a second. Think a little bit. This song specifically deals with the events of 9/11. Okay, now that we understand that it is not using 9/11 as an "example" but very specifically speaking of those events, we can move on. Now the next question is, what exactly is he saying of those events? I think he wrote the song because he is so frustrated with the media and the way they talk about 9/11. He doesn't necessarily think it was an "inside job". Please stop posting that he in fact wrote it because he thinks that. He simply thinks that something went on that day that was a little strange and all the facts aren't spoken of. If you just look at the American coverage of the story, you will see the holes everywhere. I'm not saying that it couldn't have been an "inside job" but I'm gonna be more clear minded than that. It could have been a number of things. What is an "inside job" anyway? Do we really think that "The Government" is responsible? Who is "The Government"? Are we including the NSA, FBI, CIA and Private Associations? Also, do we really think that all of those agencies like each other and share information? Basically something went on and we weren't told the half of it. I think we can all somewhat agree on that and also maybe try and leave it at that. Dustin, like all of us, desperately wants truth and desperately wishes for the American public to wake up.

^Same here welcome2space.

Ironically enough I post this comment on the 9th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

But anyway I only wanted to mention an interesting tidbit I found-

The part that says 'scales fall from our eyes' comes directly from the book of Acts, chapter 9, in the Bible, when Jesus appears to Saul on the road to Damascus. Saul is blinded by Jesus' light. When later he regains his vision, it is described as 'something like scales fell from Saul's eyes'.

Something I stumbled across. Certainly no coincidence.

Yes, this song is clearly about 9/11 but I'm pretty sure the lungs being mentioned are not literally lungs. Anyone who listens to thrice a lot knows that they use lots of imagery and metaphors, and while the issue of the ground zero workers having health complications after 9/11 was unjust, I doubt thats what the song is about.

The first two lines are pretty clear, after 9/11, we, americans, were all very hurt. But the 3rd line gives the song away. We swallowed the story, hook and sinker. I think this is talking about how the Bush administration took advantage of the fear that America had right after 9/11 to sell us this completely outrageous story of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. That was proven to be a completely false story, but in our fear, we handed our trust over to Pres. Bush, and americans came out as the suckers.

The line "is that what we meant when we said we never would forget" is talking about how we should never forget 9/11, but the way that we've acted as a response to 9/11, invading foreign countries, declaring pre-emptive war, this is all wrong, its a shame and it isnt how the people who died in 9/11 would have wanted to be redeemed for the great tragedy that has befallen them.

dustin is saying we are "fools and cowards" to let them (the american gov't) exploit our post 9/11 fear, and even after they have been caught red-handed for lying and sending our nation into an unecessary, multibillion dollar war, after it was all shown to be a lie, we just let them walk away. they are not held accountable.

like every one else, i agree it is about 9/11. seriously tho, dont lose respect for him, he IS intelligent, and knows what he's talking about. not everyone is a cross eyed retard that thinks the gov. is all goody two shoes. Ever heard of the Lusitania, pearl harbor? Catalyzing events cause dramatic change with the support of people in their united fear. im not gonna even go into the hundreds of fucking obvious facts of evidence to support questionable doubt about the full story on 9/11. enjoy being a part of the american machine, enjoy your big mac and diet coke

This song is great!

From only listening to it twice, I feel it's about the days after 9/11/01 About how some people felt in New York, breathing in the poisonous dust from the rumble, going to work the day after like nothing had happened. And the one time we believed in our government about what they were saying, then only a few years after that it could have been prevented.

Those are my two cents.

Yeah, it definitely is about 9/11 or at least alludes it to imply some greater context. Not really sure what that mey be quite yet, but I know that there is one. It's Thrice.

lyrics are slightly wrong...only at the screaming part though.

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my bad.

I tend to agree with n0tfamus about most of the meaning. I don't know that I agree with the politcal statements made (it took more than a president to go to war) but this seems to be a 9/11 song bashing the decision to go to war.

I'm disappointed in the song to be honest. Most, if not all, Thrice songs tend to have more of a timeless truth to them. This one really seems to focus on a specific point in time. Maybe I'll change my mind after hearing the whole album.

ok i don't want to believe that thrice thinks 9/11 was a conspiracy so i tend to agree with everyone's interpretation about the decision to go to war. either way I'm not to happy with the lyrics. the intelligence was reviewed, i don't think it was a lie, unless whoever is in charge of intelligence was lying. As much as i don't like Bush and i think he is messing things up pretty bad i think he is honest and a straight shooter. even if hes honestly dumb.

in the words of jack sparrow

"honestly its the honest ones you can trust, you never know when they are going to do something stupid"