Breathing in a New Mentality

Underoath

I'm the desperate
And you're the savior
I'm the desperate
And you're the savior

There's been something
something else talkin' in my ear
Someone save me
When I speak it begins to decay
I'm not about to bury myself
Oh, God
My hands are shaking again
Calm down, calm down
Now I can't feel the floor and my vision
Takes its toll on me

no

I'm the desperate
And you're the savior
I'm the desperate
And you're the savior

Oh God, it's racing through my veins
I'm afraid there must be some kind of mistake
Oh, I'm in over my head again
Reach in and grab a hold of me
I'm so scared that I've started to slip
They say that I'll never change
I'll prove 'em wrong, prove 'em wrong

It's over
It's over

I hear the calling but it's passing through
Clean me up show me how to live
I hear the calling but it's passing through
Clean me up show me how to live

Tear me down
Let me start again


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Breathing in a New Mentality Lyrics as written by Christopher Dudley Aaron Gillespie

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    This has to be about his addiction and how he wants to break it.. This must be how he felt during the warped tour when UO dropped off the bill

    the circuson August 24, 2008   Link

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