The Difference
B! Machine Lyrics


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I hang up the phone
Like the death of a dream
Your voice still sounding in my ears

I think of you
And the voice has a face, and two arms, two lips
And I wish that the conversation won't stop
The difference between us has grown every day
Once we were flawless, once we were one
The distance between us has taken you away
The difference between us

The receiver clicks
But the dialogue in my head grows think
From the alcohol or you or both
I'm breaking down now I am broken

The difference between us has grown every day
Once we were flawless, once we were one
The distance between us has taken you away
The difference between us

We never stop to breath




We need to hesitate
We need to keep from waking up

Overall Meaning

"The Difference" is a song by B! Machine that explores the theme of disconnection and growing apart. The lyrics are about a phone conversation that highlights the emotional distance between two people who were once united as one, but now find themselves separated by time and circumstance. The singer hangs up the phone, feeling like his dreams have died, and he can still hear the other person's voice echoing in his ears. He thinks of this person, imagining their face, arms, and lips, and he longs for the conversation to continue indefinitely. However, he knows that the difference between them has grown with each passing day, and they are no longer the flawless, united entities they used to be.


The second verse of the song deepens the sense of disconnection and despair. The singer hears the phone click, indicating that the conversation is over, but the dialogue in his head keeps growing thicker. He wonders if the feeling of brokenness is due to alcohol, the other person, or both. He realizes that the difference between them is now so great that he is breaking down and has become a broken person. The song concludes with the poignant lines "We never stop to breathe / We need to hesitate / We need to keep from waking up," indicating that the singer feels trapped in this cycle of disconnection and despair and longs to break free.


Line by Line Meaning

I hang up the phone
I end the phone call


Like the death of a dream
It feels as though a dream has died


Your voice still sounding in my ears
I can still hear your voice after the call ends


I think of you
You come to mind


And the voice has a face, and two arms, two lips
I picture your physical features associated with your voice


And I wish that the conversation won't stop
I don't want the conversation to end


The difference between us has grown every day
We have become increasingly different over time


Once we were flawless, once we were one
We used to be perfect and united


The distance between us has taken you away
The physical and emotional distance between us has caused us to grow apart


The difference between us
We are fundamentally different now


The receiver clicks
The phone call has ended


But the dialogue in my head grows thick
I can't stop thinking about what was said


From the alcohol or you or both
I'm not sure if my emotional state is due to alcohol or the conversation, or both


I'm breaking down now I am broken
I am emotionally falling apart


We never stop to breath
We don't take a moment to pause


We need to hesitate
We should slow down and reflect


We need to keep from waking up
We should avoid facing the reality of the situation




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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Hemma Tv

Thanks for the movie!
There are many patients who have difficulty exhaling in a CPAP machine. Then I wonder why not all patients are prescribed a BiPAP instead if it simplifies the exhalation?! It´s not the cost of mashine that should determine whether a person should be able to breathe normally. I have a low pressure at night, despite that I have difficulty breathing comfortably.

***Update 1 year later :
After a few weeks of "breathing training", I can sleep normally with a CPAP mask. I've noticed that I can't use my mouth when I sleep but have to breathe through my nose - this is also most common, as most people with "problems" have a tongue and palate seal blocking the pharynx. When I use a full mask, my mouth is closed. In this way, I can breath "normally" via the nose.

I had severe nasal congestion for 6 years, which I mostly got rid of by surgery. Before surgery, I had to take decongestant nasal spray every night. I understand that people with stuffy noses and stuffy throats have a hell of a time sleeping.

Soon I will see a doctor to talk about pharyngeal (?) plastic, where soft tissue in the pharynx is cut to open up airway. However, it is unclear if I will take that step, as it may make it difficult to swallow food for some patiens - for ever.

I use my CPAP every night and get good results from it. However, I think the mask's elastics and mask press a bit hard on both teeth and skull. I hope the teeth don't move over time - which is why I'm thinking of buying a mask of a different make, and then just a nasal mask, to vary the pressure over the jaw.



All comments from YouTube:

Kyrene VanderPool

Thank you, it was perfect. You explained the difference in the machines in just a few short minutes. A+

Charles Law

I tried both resmed APAP and CPAP and experimented with a bunch of settings. It is funny that my best results are with basic CPAP. Putting the exhalation pressure low negates any benefit of high inhalation pressure (as reported by my machine). It is also funny that the APAP (the machine increasing pressure when it senses events) does not help either. I settled on a medium pressure with only 1.0 pressure different between inhalation and exhalation. My biggest issue is with humidity. Resmed 11 tank is too small to last through the night. Also, I found that I absolutely need the heated hose (resmed 10) to keep condensation from collecting in the tube and making sounds that wake me up. Masks are another issue ......

Peter Clark

Thank you for explaining the difference between the machines with out complicating it.

littleome

Thank you for this simple, easy-to-follow video!

Mauro Nicolas Canseco

Many thanks, been searching for "how often should you replace cpap nasal pillows?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Panvaryor Unexpected Preference - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? It is a smashing one off guide for discovering how to eradicating sleep apnea and snoring minus the headache. Ive heard some incredible things about it and my m8 got excellent results with it.

Hemma Tv

Thanks for the movie!
There are many patients who have difficulty exhaling in a CPAP machine. Then I wonder why not all patients are prescribed a BiPAP instead if it simplifies the exhalation?! It´s not the cost of mashine that should determine whether a person should be able to breathe normally. I have a low pressure at night, despite that I have difficulty breathing comfortably.

***Update 1 year later :
After a few weeks of "breathing training", I can sleep normally with a CPAP mask. I've noticed that I can't use my mouth when I sleep but have to breathe through my nose - this is also most common, as most people with "problems" have a tongue and palate seal blocking the pharynx. When I use a full mask, my mouth is closed. In this way, I can breath "normally" via the nose.

I had severe nasal congestion for 6 years, which I mostly got rid of by surgery. Before surgery, I had to take decongestant nasal spray every night. I understand that people with stuffy noses and stuffy throats have a hell of a time sleeping.

Soon I will see a doctor to talk about pharyngeal (?) plastic, where soft tissue in the pharynx is cut to open up airway. However, it is unclear if I will take that step, as it may make it difficult to swallow food for some patiens - for ever.

I use my CPAP every night and get good results from it. However, I think the mask's elastics and mask press a bit hard on both teeth and skull. I hope the teeth don't move over time - which is why I'm thinking of buying a mask of a different make, and then just a nasal mask, to vary the pressure over the jaw.

Sublime TV

Cost shouldn't be the factor in healthcare, but it is. This is why I need to wait a month just to attend a sleep study. By the time I get my CPAP I might be dead! 🤣

Hemma Tv

@Sublime TV Lucky you! I had to wait 6 months to borrow a device to measure my breath pauses, and unfortunately only for one night! The doctor could not see enough breaks to warrant a cpap machine to rent (10 dollars a month - in Sweden). After 1-2 years, I wanted to measure again, which required new doctor visits and a new wait of 6 months to borrow measuring equipment. This night I could see several pauses for breathing and now I qualified to rent a machine. It is idiotic that patients only get 1 night to measure - because it can differ greatly depending on e.g. body position, etc.

Sublime TV

@Hemma Tv I'm sorry you had to go through that. Here in America because I have low-tier health insurance it still takes a while to even see a specialist and even then a lot of them are bad quality physicians. Just have to live day by day until we get through this.

Annabelle S

@Hemma Tv I am in the USA. It is now June and there are no openings to get my sleep study for CPAP titration until January. So my doctor is suggesting I go on APAP which could be immediate. I’m not sure what to do. So Im trying to learn about APAP.

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