The Butterfly Effect

Black Lung

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Save your breath I’m not listening
Frail like wretch soft and sinking
If you could save yourself what would you find
Crave the truth like I’m craving mine

Compensate again black lung is bleeding for you now
Compensate again black lung is breathing for you now

Shut your mouth It’s filling with dust
Tight like air corroding your trust
If you could save me now still my actions the same
Line stop dead no air in this frame

It’s my turn to breathe

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benepenny On Jan 23, 2002

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2002-01-23 01:55:41

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by ReyKay

22y ago

this is probably my fav. TBE song it goes off live

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by Spit_Fire

21y ago

this song good but beautiful mine is so much better, you should see the video clip for it, its awesome

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by bananaphobia

20y ago

i think its about getting over someone but they wont let go and they are just making the situation worse for themselves but other than that i hav no idea

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by Mantus, Col

20y ago

i think this songs about trying to quit smoking! haha i know it sounds kinda funny but thats what it reminds me of. firstly theres the name "black lung" then lines like "save your breath" "Black lung is beathing for you now" "shut your mouth its filling with dust" "no air in this frame" it all seems to be about being short of breath, and then theres "its my turn to breath" which seems like fighting to quit. maybe i just havnt had one in a while and its on my mind....on that note, i'll be back in five!

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by Dressed2Depress

19y ago

Ya. This song is definatly related to smoking and paints it in a rather bad light (references to shortness of breath, black lungs, addiction etc)

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