Lyrics for I Can Barely Breathe as interpreted by deatcab

I Can Barely Breathe Lyrics
when the dark flood came
we wrapped ourselves inside a dirty blanket
citing different opinions
on whether we should move

when the houses came
they ate up everyone like they were fishes
saying, "come on, come on
its the end of the world"

and then i saw your face
you're turning skin into a dirty secret
i watched the beauties, watched the fire
and the fire burn the beauty in their eyes

when i took the blame
we layed in ruins trying to quote your phrase
we're yelling, "someone's got the answers,
but i'd rather think there's nothing to be found"

if you knew i was dying would it change you?

so when you see me falling backwards down the wall that says i'm still alive,
don't be cautious when i'm cautiously approaching on the other side
everybody has their reasons, thats the reason we're all going to die

because if seeing is believing,
then believe that we have lost our eyes

when i fly solo, i fly so high
don't touch me now.

we all deserve something

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newwaveclassic
02-27-2007

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i love love love this song.. to me, its about making the most of life. don't rely on everybody else and restrict yourself to only what you know. there's not always an answer to everything, and sometimes, you just gotta take risks. some people believe the other, and turn ugly, thus burning the beauty from their eyes. they dont see what he sees, the freedom and happiness.

manchester orchestra is amazing

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____lavamonster
04-03-2007

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because if seeing is believing,
then believe that we have lost our eyes

amazing.

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____lavamonster
04-03-2007

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because if seeing is believing,
then believe that we have lost our eyes

amazing.

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FlysoloFlysohigh
04-09-2007

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I love the lyrics
because if seeing is believing,
then believe that we have lost our eyes
I think this song is about having your own opinions, taking risks, and just living your life. Not everything you see is believable, and you can't always believe what you see. And we DO all deserve something, despite our thoughts that are otherwise to that.

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__angieslaughter
04-15-2007

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love

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daystoforget
05-16-2007

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"someone's got the answers,
but i'd rather think there's nothing to be found"


this is incredible.

i love when he says, "so when you see me falling backwards down the wall that says i'm still alive.." just the way he says it.

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IamHEAVENsent
05-21-2007

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This must be my favourite MO song.
All of the lyrics are... amazing.

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ownedcore
05-30-2007

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i took a different opinion of the song. i saw the song talking more about how we handle the disappointments and disasters of life.

"i watched the beauties, watched the fire
and the fire burn the beauty in their eyes"

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tigris010
06-02-2007

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I do think this song is about our culture, and the ways we destroy ourselves. "When the houses came" could be overdevelopment, consumerist culture. "turning skin into a dirty secret" could be plastic surgery, makeup, etc. I think "everybody has their reasons, that's the reason we're all gonna die" is a comment about looking out for only yourself, and not the greater good.

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boyslikebullets
06-28-2007

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I never knew if he was singing "When I fly solo, I fly so high" or if it was "When I fly SO LOW, I fly so high." And I always thought that he sang "we all deserve TO LIVE," but now that I read the lyrics and once I listen more closely, he definitely is saying "something" and not "to live." Either way, this song is still amazing. I completely fell in love with MO when I heard them perform this song while on tour with Brand New. Speaking of which, does anybody else think that the beginning of this song sounds like the beginning of BN's "Sowing Season?"

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beccamayonnaise
07-03-2007

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saying, "come on, come on
it's the end of the world"


i swear my heart stops when they sing that

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hugretchen
08-06-2007

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boyslikebullets, the first like 3 seconds sound exactly like "Sowing Season".

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aye tay tay
08-10-2007

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"and then i saw your face
you're turning skin into a dirty secret"

im gonna go with she wears a lot of makeup, and he knows it.

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kissme_imcontagious
08-15-2007

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Does anyone know what he is screaming in the background at the end of the song?
i'd be curious to know.

p.s. this song is redic.

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deathbycookies
08-15-2007

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"If you knew I was dying, would it change you?"

So simple, but so meaningful.

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justlikeheaven05
08-24-2007

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Well...most of the lyrics and stuff baffle me & don't really mean much to me. But two lines set the meaning to me...& it sounds really typical, but it reminds me of a break-up, a really bad one.

"If you knew I was dying, would it change you?"

My boyfriend of 2 1/2 years broke up w/ me a week ago. As I was driving today & it was raining hard, I worried about getting in a crash. Then I had a thought....if I got in a car wreck, or was diagnosed with a terminal illness or something...would he want to be with me again & realize we are meant to be? He tells me he still loves me but he just wants to be alone right now & feels "old". It sounds like a sick fantasy, but when you just want to change someone's mind so badly...you would do anything. & the way they quietly whisper that line, like they are ashamed to think it, but can't stop wondering, is so right. I also think they are saying, hey, I am dying emotionally, and i am dying inside; so how can that NOT change you??

"When I fly so low (OR it can be SOLO--hence the breakup, you are SOLO & so low)...I fly so high"

This is them trying to convince themselves things will be better & lets us see without these bad times we wouldn't appreciate amazing good times.

Now that I read it more, I see more & more that shows this could be the end of a serious relationship. So not a typical break-up song & so amazing! But I think it can be interpreted many ways

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nonoran
09-04-2007

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to justlikeheaven, i don't think he says fly so low. he's saying he flies higher when he's alone. that's what i'm thinking. but i totally get your interpretation of the song

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antipunt
09-06-2007

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am i just going too farfetched when i say there might be religious undertones?

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red_dead_head
10-08-2007

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This song is just awe inspiring. Their music is epic. I love them and I have only heard two songs at the moment. Absolutley mind blowing.

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beachlife
11-11-2007

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i just listened to this song for the first time and a lump came in my throat and tear welled in my eyes.
it is absolutely inspiring

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gatsbycab4cutie
11-14-2007

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During the part where he says its the end of the world, always gives me chills.

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hollyoh
01-09-2008

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"when i fly solo, i fly so high
don't touch me now.

we all deserve something"


means a lot to me.

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BrandNewBrittany
01-23-2008

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I love this song.

I used it as music/presentation on global warming.

and I had half the class crying.

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jbaker
01-24-2008

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by antipunt on 09-06-2007 @ 07:11:58 PM
"am i just going too farfetched when i say there might be religious undertones?"


I'd say more like religious overtones:
"someone's got the answers,
but i'd rather think there's nothing to be found"
"because if seeing is believing,
then believe that we have lost our eyes"


^Those two lines sound a lot like arguments in favor of God's existence.

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straitjacketfun
02-07-2008

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i think this song in general is about the way andy feels about this world and the people in it, how it's letting him down. like he used to have someone, and they decided to stay around while the "dark flood" changed everyone around him, including his companion. he talks about watching the world crumble into disaster, laying in ruins, and then how no one even wants the answers anymore. they want to believe what's easy and what's overtaking the world.


"if you knew i was dying would it change you?
if you knew i was dying would it change anything?"

basically asking his ex-companion if they'd ever be changed back to who they were


"everybody has their reasons that's the reason we're all gonna die, cause if seeing is believing, then believe that we have lost our eyes"

i think that's talking about atheism or just, in general, the loss of belief
we have lost our eyes = we can't see = we can't believe, no one believes in anything anymore. and what a bland world that is.


"when i fly solo, i fly so high"

easily means that hey, everybody's so fake i gotta just roll with myself, that's what works for me.


"we all deserve something"

i think this expresses a.. you'll get what's coming to you. type of thing. speaking towards the people who live up to the stereotypes in this song. and possibly wondering where his good karma is, because he deserves it for going through all that shit

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