Anberlin – Breathe

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This is surrender
To a war-torn life I've lived.
Scars and stripes forever
In need of change I can't resist.

No need to hide anything anymore.
Can't return to who I was before.

[Chorus]
I can finally breathe.
Suddenly alive.
I can finally move.
The world feels revived.

This long of a struggle
Finally opened up my eyes.
Revolution's not easy
With a Civil War on the inside.

No need to hide anything anymore.
Can't return to who I was before.

I can finally breathe.
Suddenly alive.
I can finally move.
Cause I realize.

[Chorus]

I can finally breathe.
Suddenly alive.
I can finally move.
Cause I realize.

[Chorus: x2]

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Track duration: 03:35

"Breathe" as written by Nathan R Young Christian E Mcalhaney

Lyrics © WIXEN MUSIC PUBLISHING

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    General Comment:this song is about a soldier returning home from the iraq war. after months of hardship and suffering, he is welcomed with open arms by his friends and family, and gets a sense of what life was like before his innocence was taken by war. hence, he feels revived spiritually
    Flag LeonKennedyon November 26, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I had an ironic experience with this song. I first heard it a week before I ended up being taken by ambulance to hospital because I couldn't breathe. It was all I had in my mind at 4am when I got into the amublance, knowing and trusting that I'd be okay - that's faith. It's about trusting that you'll be released from whatever is closing in on you. It's about realising that you're alive and can life as opposed to just existing. Such an amazing song about coming to life again as a result of a realisation. Thanks to Anberlin for putting this into words for us!
    Flag megznzon June 07, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Have You tried to connect this song with The Unwinding Cable Car?

    Will give You goosebumps.
    Flag berciXcoreon May 13, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Are you kidding me? How is this not deep?

    It's not about being "deep" anyway. Such a cliche.

    This song is beautiful. And thank you Conversed, for posting the explanation.

    Sometimes you're just so... hopeless... and all you want, and desperately need is freedom, peace, hope... this song makes me think of coming out of a tough situation and saying, Wow. I survived. Sweet peace.
    Flag stormsinsummeron May 06, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I feel like Universal changed them a lot. Their lyrics seem far more shallow than Anberlin of old.

    Song is fairly obvious so I won't comment on that.
    Flag 7sFavoriteSonon March 04, 2009   Link
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    My Interpretation:For me it means letting go of the sin that has dragged you down so low, you feel despair and like you'll never get out. Letting go of your sin and asking Jesus Christ into your life requires surrender. Jesus Christ makes you breathe and when your world seems so down in the dumps, he revives it; he rescues you. That is just my interpretation of the song.
    Flag kobragrimon January 10, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:very refreshingly positive song, not many like it out there
    Flag craiger_12on December 10, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think that this is a song that they wrote so that we WOULDN'T have to sit here and wonder what it's about.
    You know, like most of their songs have a deeper meaning than what it seems at first, and you have to think about it for a while?
    But this one is so obvious.
    Something's been troubling him for awhile,
    and he's taken care of it, and he now feels free.
    Problem solved.
    End of story.

    & that's about it.
    It's one of the most amazing songs they've ever made. :)
    Flag katie_ex_malo_bonumon October 30, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:topskanker your so wrong!!
    anberlin has always had deep songs, if you only took the time to pay attention.
    "so tired of writing songs where people listen and dont know whats going on"
    Flag NaRich2010on October 30, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:@sweetsongs, Truth be told, I've felt like the music told more of a story in previous albums. On New Surrender, I feel like the lyrics are telling a story, but the music feels a little more manufactured. I would tend to agree with fatchicksean09 that New Surrender is much lighter than Cities.
    Flag calliton October 05, 2008   Link

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