Lyric discussion by candykaos 

Cover art for Shirtsleeves lyrics by Receiving End Of Sirens, The

I think this is about two people who are in a relationship and they are rather miserable. They both need attention and something which they are not getting from one another and just take cheap shots at each other. Both feel unfillfilled and as though the other doesn't care. With each "dream" (times that are better, hopes of change, fleeting moments of contentment,etc) they want to scream but neither dare to "breath" and do what needs to be done. Instead it continues in a vicious cycle. They stay together in a bad relationship and she stays his muse and he her tragic lover.