Breath

Drilling a hole into the back of my head
Gonna scoop out the brains to get to diamonds and lead
Call the doctor for help, but the man's a machine
With its sockets and levers, it pulls memories
What happened today seemed like such a big deal
But as time passes by it seems less and less real
And the people around me don't care anymore
They just want to move on, put away the encore

So as days become weeks, become months, become years
The fading image of misery turns into tears
And as the sky falls around me and streets turn to dust
I hear a bell tower begin to shake off the rust
It chimes out the horrors of long, long ago
Of moments of laughter and longing and snow
But when the world breaks apart the bell falls through the floor
It sings one final word with one final chord

Breath
Breath

History's always repeating itself
For the records are hidden, gather dust on a shelf
And as the curtains are closing, violence comes from within
As one massacre's ending, another begins
Leaders of nations and the everyday thief
Watch the TV together in shocked disbelief
Planets are crashing and mountains erupt
The end of the universe is quite abrupt

"Buckle your seatbelt," the dictator cries
Before the ocean consumes him and swallows his lies
It's a moment of freedom before the next wave
A chance to start over before we're enslaved

Breath
Breath
Breath
Breath

I found my old notebook inside of a bin
The secrets of childhood are gathered within
I miss those days when the sun never died
Was it all in my head, could the moment have lied

Out of the pages, a monster erupts
It stabs at my heart which it quickly corrupts
I'm lost in a valley of ghosts just like me
They shout in despair to get out, find the key
A door opens inward. The crowds all converge
The millions surging all tighten the herd
As air leaves my body and bones start to crack
The spirit within me begins to fight back

Breath
Breath
Breath
Breath