Breath
JC | www.Marvin-Vibez.in Lyrics
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Barely holding together
Mapless zone the road signs holes
Keep ahead of the weather
Long past time to close dead eyes
Find a break in the highway
Out here I'm invisible
Very few going my way
Breath on a window, showing tic tac toe
Rear view reflecting there ain't nobody home
Ghost town strip of misery
I ain't feeling no better
Road kill heart inside of me
Follow it to the letter
Sundown brings a welcome change
Everything that's hiding
More at home in landscapes strange
Are you selling I'm buying
Breath on a window showing tic tac toe
Rear view reflecting there ain't nobody home
Cigarette burn holes outline an old soul
Connect the dot scribbling
And you would never know
Failed to heed the signal
Thought you got through just in time
Crashing hard upon your ego
Penetrated from the side
I'd let you go, but you're always in the way
I'm the damage done, your scar of yesterday
I'd love to go, but you're always in the way
I'm the damage done, your scar of yesterday
I'd love to go, but you're always in the way
I'm the damage done, your scar of yesterday
I'd love to go, but you're always in the way
I'm the damage done, your scar of yesterday
I'd love to go, but you're always in the way
I'm the damage done, your scar of yesterday
The lyrics of "Breath" by JC | www.Marvin-Vibez.in embody a rather bleak and lonely picture of life, with the singer trying to mend a fence along a desolate road. The opening lines introduce an image of worn-out infrastructure, where the fence is barely holding together and the road signs are missing. The singer is in a mapless zone where the weather is unpredictable, forcing them to keep ahead of it. The line "Long past time to close dead eyes" suggests that everything around them is dead or dying, hinting at the theme of the bleakness of life. They feel invisible, with very few people going their way, and as a result, they try to find a break in the highway.
The chorus "Breath on a window, showing tic tac toe, Rear view reflecting there ain't nobody home" creates a vivid image of someone in a car exhaling on a window and drawing a game of tic tac toe, symbolically representing the singer's loneliness by the empty space on the grid. The rearview mirror reflection shows that they're alone on this journey with "nobody home" to return to. The second verse continues the theme of loneliness with "Ghost town strip of misery, I ain't feeling no better; Road kill heart inside of me, Follow it to the letter." The singer feels like an empty ghost town, with nothing to look forward to, and all that's left is a roadkill heart that follows a path based on rules or guidelines.
The bridge of the song portrays emotions of anger and frustration, with the person trying to hold on to their ego and failing to heed the signal. The lines "Failed to heed the signal; Thought you got through just in time; Crashing hard upon your ego; Penetrated from the side" depict a failed attempt by the singer to protect themselves from emotional pain. The song concludes with the repeated lines "I'd love to go, but you're always in the way, I'm the damage done, your scar of yesterday," which implies that the person is reminiscing about a past love or relationship that's left them with emotional scars.
Line by Line Meaning
I mending fence along the road
I am trying to fix the damages while moving forward in life
Barely holding together
Struggling to maintain my composure and survive through hard times
Mapless zone the road signs holes
Lost and directionless with no guidance to lead the way
Keep ahead of the weather
Trying to stay one step ahead of life's challenges and obstacles
Long past time to close dead eyes
It's time to move on and overcome the past that is holding me back
Find a break in the highway
Need to find a way out of the struggles and hardships
Out here I'm invisible
Feeling unnoticed and unimportant in society
Very few going my way
Finding it hard to relate and connect with others on the same path as me
Breath on a window, showing tic tac toe
A simple game of tic tac toe to pass the time, leaving traces of my breath on the window
Rear view reflecting there ain't nobody home
Feeling hopeless and alone, with no one to turn to or support me
Ghost town strip of misery
A place devoid of any happiness or joy, full of pain and suffering
I ain't feeling no better
Not doing any better despite trying to move forward and improve my situation
Road kill heart inside of me
A broken and damaged heart that has been crushed by life's hardships and struggles
Follow it to the letter
Obeying the rules and staying on the straight and narrow path despite the difficulties
Sundown brings a welcome change
Hopeful for a better tomorrow and a fresh start
Everything that's hiding
The many secrets and hidden truths that are yet to be uncovered
More at home in landscapes strange
Finding comfort in unfamiliar surroundings and uncharted territories
Are you selling I'm buying
Willing to try anything to make life better and overcome the hardships
Cigarette burn holes outline an old soul
The burn holes in the cigarettes representing the lifetime of experiences and struggles lived
Connect the dot scribbling
Looking for patterns and meaning in the chaos and hardships of life
Failed to heed the signal
Ignoring the warning signs and continuing down a destructive path
Thought you got through just in time
Believing that one has escaped the consequences of their actions, only to be proven wrong
Crashing hard upon your ego
Facing the consequences of one's pride and arrogance
Penetrated from the side
Being caught off guard and unexpectedly hurt or damaged by a situation or person
I'd let you go, but you're always in the way
Trying to move on and leave behind a negative influence or past but constantly being reminded of it
I'm the damage done, your scar of yesterday
The memory of past hurt and pain that still lingers, leaving a lasting impact
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Written by: Jerry Cantrell
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