I think breathing tornados simply refers to his transition as a person from the time of the release of the record titled, 'Breathing Tornados' where he was quite pessimistic and as Bernard Fanning from Powderfinger around the time infamously labelled him, 'a precocious little cunt', to now where his lyrics are filled with love and happiness which has allowed him to see and enter 'the eye of the storm'; the important parts of life which he couldn't when he previously had this problematic outlook and an arrogant demenour.
In fact, i think that that's the theme of the whole album, 'Awake is the New Sleep'... It's all said in the title
I think breathing tornados simply refers to his transition as a person from the time of the release of the record titled, 'Breathing Tornados' where he was quite pessimistic and as Bernard Fanning from Powderfinger around the time infamously labelled him, 'a precocious little cunt', to now where his lyrics are filled with love and happiness which has allowed him to see and enter 'the eye of the storm'; the important parts of life which he couldn't when he previously had this problematic outlook and an arrogant demenour.
In fact, i think that that's the theme of the whole album, 'Awake is the New Sleep'... It's all said in the title