Air
The Compatible Lyrics

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(No!) I still feel the smell of those mornings (They!)
Were mixed with adrenaline and cold air (Hey!)
Those songs put me back there (Hey!)
I didn’t want...
Closer songs that take me to any place
Closer songs returning that mood again (Yeah)
‘Cause when that happens I ask myself about me
And I don’t understand who I used to be (Be)

Adrenaline and cold air...
Distraction
Adrenaline and cold air...
Destruction
Those songs put me back there
I didn’t want...
Closer songs that take me to any place
Closer songs returning that mood again (Yeah)

‘Cause when that happens I ask myself about me
And I don’t understand who I used to be (Be)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "Air" by The Compatible evoke the feelings of nostalgia and the power of music to take us back to certain moments in our lives. The singer reminisces about mornings filled with adrenaline and cold air, and the feeling of being transported back to those moments by certain songs. However, he also acknowledges the confusion and uncertainty that comes with revisiting the past, wondering who he used to be and grappling with the concept of change.

The lines "Closer songs that take me to any place, Closer songs returning that mood again" seem to emphasize the universality of music and its ability to evoke emotions and memories in all of us, no matter how different our experiences may be. The repeated phrases "adrenaline and cold air... Distraction, adrenaline and cold air... Destruction" further add to the intensity and rawness of those memories.

The repeated refrain "I didn't want..." is somewhat ambiguous and could be interpreted in different ways - perhaps the singer didn't want to be taken back to those moments, or perhaps he didn't want to forget them. Ultimately, the lyrics of "Air" capture the conflicting emotions that can arise when we revisit the past, and the power of music to take us there no matter what.

Line by Line Meaning

(No!) I still feel the smell of those mornings
I can still vividly recall the scent of those mornings

They! Were mixed with adrenaline and cold air
Those mornings were filled with excitement and a chilly atmosphere

Those songs put me back there (Hey!)
Hearing those songs reminds me of those mornings

I didn’t want... Closer songs that take me to any place
I don't want to hear songs that transport me elsewhere

Closer songs returning that mood again (Yeah)
Instead, I want to hear songs that bring back that same emotion

‘Cause when that happens I ask myself about me
When that feeling resurfaces, I question my own identity

And I don’t understand who I used to be (Be)
I struggle to comprehend my former self

Adrenaline and cold air... Distraction
Excitement and a brisk atmosphere can serve as a form of escape

Adrenaline and cold air... Destruction
However, excessive indulgence in these things can lead to ruin

Those songs put me back there
Those particular songs bring me right back to that time and place

I didn’t want... Closer songs that take me to any place
I don't desire to be transported to a different environment via music

Closer songs returning that mood again (Yeah)
Instead, I want to relive that feeling through familiar music

‘Cause when that happens I ask myself about me
When that sensation arises, I introspect and question my identity

And I don’t understand who I used to be (Be)
I find it difficult to comprehend my former self

Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Giovanni Egúsquiza, Giovanni Jiménez

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Comments from YouTube:

@mikkosport2300

2y↑2

Alex, thank you for interesting video. Some clarifications, I think, may be worth to add. Nowadays nitril rubber O-rings are taken as oxygen compatible and widely used in decompression stage tanks and regulators instead of Viton ones. Also most modern regulators are nitrox compatible up to 40% mix when delivered from factory and stay such if serviced according to manufacturer's instructions.

The tank and valve requiresoxygen cleaning for nitrox service only if a) mixes richer than 40% are used or b) tank is filled using partial pressure method. Nowadays more and more either CFM (continuous flow mixing) or membran method are used so for recreational nitrox diver the cleaning is not necessarily an issue.

Then a tiny word of warning. During my 25+ years of diving I have met a few explosed compressors used for CFM (operator errors) and explosed tank valve (rebreather ox tank during fill). Whenever high partial pressure oxygen is handled one have to be careful with cleaniness and procedures. When O2 is in intermediate pressure it stands already much more than in tank pressure. Therefore pay extra attention to the cleaniness of the O-ring between your tank and reg when you use nitrox mixes.

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

Totally agree on the real dangers of PP mixing as I used to do it a looong time ago before the stick method was available. I plan to do a future video on nitrox compatible gear when buying new and rated to 40%. This was to answer several emails about OCA from viewers to answer a few question at a time. Next video is on lubricants to answer basic questions on what are the types of lubs and which is O2 compatible. I used to try and answer a lot more questions per video but they got to be long so breaking it down into smaller easier to absorb videos. Hope you understand.
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@brianalling5483

Thanks Alec! Good info as usual!
Keep em coming!

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

2y↑1

Thanks! Will do!
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@timgosling6189

2y↑3

Here in UK the main difference in the OCA standard is that the amount of oil droplets/mist must be less than 0.1mg/m3, a fifth of that for regular scuba air. I'm sure it's similar in North America. It's this oil that's the primary risk for spontaneous combustion so it's not something you want accumulating in your gear. That's why OCA/Nitrox/Trimix compressors, the source of the oil, are expensive to engineer, buy and maintain, and therefore why you pay extra for the privilege! Neoprene, silicone and Viton O-rings are O2 compatible but silicone grease generally isn't because it contains other reactive hydrocarbons. Just to illustrate the issue, I know a guy who was flying an F-4 fighter, he and his back-seater both breathing 100% O2, as is normal at altitude. The navigator dropped his mask, took a bite of a greasy cheese sandwich and ended up with severe facial burns and a melted mask. At high O2 concentration you don't need high temperature or pressure for spontaneous combustion!

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

Ouch, that's something pilots should not be doing! Agree with your points Tim about OCA standards. Don't have my service binders but our store's compressors were checked several times a year for air quality and I think it was particulates that cause the spark of ignition. Thanks for sharing these cool stories.
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@DevonBowen

Thanks Alec, this was really informative. I know a lot of diving accidents occur when people feel overconfident, but lack the correct training, and I think that as an OW diver with 100+ dives under my belt, trying out enriched are "for the heck of it" is exactly the kind of stupid mistake I might have made, without realising it could damage my equipment. So, thanks to for reminding my I'm not as expert as I sometimes think I am!

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

You're welcome and glad to give you confidence in to do the right thing when considering EAN fills.
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@muxahx3096

thank you Alec! now i understand why the price for technical diving is soo high!

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

2y↑1

A lot of backup gear and redundancy in tec, and $$$.
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@paulbaratta1566

2y↑2

Missed your videos!

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

2y↑1

Me too!! More coming weekly until winter. Then Kevin gets lazy and we release one every two weeks.
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@markgiltner7358

2y↑1

As a tech divers I do all of my deep dives in decompression mode. A 100 ft dive for extended duration I concider decompression on standard 21%. But if I'm breathing 21% at 180 ft let's say, now that is a big deal. So concider using 36% nitrox, or less percentage as an accent gas making the switch (at the required depth) to off gas those pesky nitrogen molecules.

Like Alex said nitrox can have multiple applications.
I've been doing decompression diving for 35 year's my style has never done me wrong (never say never DCI can hit at any time or place) And when nitrox became a thing, that was fantastic an added level of protection against DCI

Best of luck to you all and happy diving

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

Thanks for sharing your experiences Mark. I remember when "VooDoo" gas first arrived and warned never to use it. Even though as a commercial diver I used it for many years with increased safety like you say. Diving has come a long way in safety from my early stone age diving days.
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@owenmougenot712

Hi Alec .That was quite an interesting topic. One question that it raises is about reg hoses and diaphragms and flat disk seals many are rubber do they all need changing too or just cleaned well as the rest of the components.
take care Owen m

@jacquespoirier9071

I have exactly the same question about all resilient materials other than Orings that are used in a regulator, I understand that oxygen compatible lube is mandatory, ( anyway, I use cristo-lube oxygen compatible lube when servicing my regulators ) but all the intermediate and high pressure hoses that are exposed to EAN are not specifically designed for use with other media than standard air ( 21% O2 ) so I can question the technical validity of such a conversion when main components as hoses and diaphragms are not originally designed for that use and O2 safe versions of these components are not available.

@toriless

@Jacques Poirier Most regs are Nitrox compatible these days.

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

Hi Owen. First off hose o-rings today are all sold as nitrox compatible otherwise you would have to replace each hose's o-ring which may damage them during replacement. Any plastic part is fine only neoprene o-rings are subject to O2 deterioration. There are lots of parts in a 1st and 2nd stage but only proper o-rings and lub are needed to be nitrox compatible. Hope this helps and dive safe.
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@jonnieinbangkok

An interesting (and important) point that I hadn't heard before about requesting O2 clean fills for an EAN clean tank. I don't recall this being discussed in my course (20 years ago...maybe it is now). With O2 clean regs, is it the same, i.e., should they be cleaned if used with an O2 tank before being used again with EAN?

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

2y↑1

I think your question is can clean regs & 1st stage be used with nitrox (up to 40%) and regular air tank fills without re-cleaning? Yes, if the fill uses OCA compatible air. If your talking a 100% oxygen fill, like partial pressure filling or a O2 tank only, if your setup was properly O2 cleaned, switching between 100% O2 and EAN would not be a problem.
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@BrentHollett

My local shop tells us to ask for EAN21 or Nitrox 21, for OCA

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

1y↑1

Similar terms for OCA quality air but you get the point.
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@finnenjr

Hej Alec. I'm remembering the video of pillar mixing air in to the compressor. with the O2 sensor that you showed. does the compressor need to have changed every single o-ring that touches the oxygen?
//Jony in Sweden.

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

If you mean a store compressor, it depends on the nitrox blending method. Many stores compressor feed into a nitrox 'stick' to create a 32% O2 mix. Some do partial pressure blending that mud have all O2 compatible rings. If you have specific questions about compressors & blending, ask the scuba community on www.scubaboard.com for assistance.
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@giulian0o

Hi Alec, I lubricate my BC inflator with that silicon spray you show in the video. Does it mean that I can’t dive <40% nitrox with that BC?

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

2y↑1

As for BCD O2 cleaning after using silicone spray, if under 40% not needed, if greater it needs to be checked for compatibility with o-rings and lub. Don't risk a problem over a few bucks my friend.
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@joshuawade8319

Awesome video, Alec. Thanks for the info. I have an unrelated question. I notice that when I am diving my mask puts pressure on the bottom of my nose, like the mask wants to pop off my head and catches itself in my nose on the way off. It does this despite how lose or tight the mask straps are. Is this an example of mask squeeze, or a problem unique to the pumpkin I call a head? (The mask is a Cressi Big Eye in case it matters, but I've experienced it with other mask brands and models as well).

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

From your comment, it may be your breathing a bit out of your nose which makes it buoyant and any ascent would make the mask 'lift up' due to the increased air pressure inside. Suggestions are to tighten the strap a bit, just a bit more, keep the band low over your ears so it pulls straight back, not upwards. Hope this helps.
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@joshuawade8319

@Alec Peirce Scuba thanks Alec, I will try all of those suggestions. I think you may be correct about me breathing out of my nose a little as well.

@johnmontgomery2735

Thanx! Does the same rules apply with our first stage and regulator?

@toriless

yes

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

Yes it does! Everything your air fill touches have to be OCA compatible, 1st stage , 2nd stage , tank, safe 2nd reg.
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@taylorbickel9537

I've been doing some research for dive computers, and I'm noticing a few brands have "02 clean transmitters". Is this a sales tactic, or something I actually have to consider?

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

The key word is O2 "compatible", clean is not a definitive answer to me. If it does not say compatible, you should not mix regular air and enriched air.
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@toriless

Viton costs the same but you still need to use the right kind. Viton is also backward compatible with air only.

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

You are right my friend.
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@UNgineering

is there a way to find out if you got OCA instead of "regular" air? i've seen some sketchy dive shops in remote locations rent out tanks with broken o-rings and ancient hydro dates, i wouldn't put it past them to use a regular air but claim it's OCA just to get your money.

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

2y↑1

Ask to see their certificate of air quality. Check the date and all measurements pass. Anyone not willing to show it is suspect as its like asking for a mechanics license before working on your car. Any shop selling OCA but not delivering it is in violation of the law and putting divers are risk.
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@UNgineering

@Alec Peirce Scuba my regulator is EAN40-compatible from the manufacturer, if i dive on regular air, do i need to get this regulator cleaned before using EAN32 or EAN40?

@williamgauthier9294

I’m heading to Bonaire next month as I do every year with my local dive shop and decided to start using Nitrox. I just had my regulator serviced by my dive shop but I never mentioned I would be using Nitrox nor did he ask. My regulator is only about 6 years old. Do I need to be concerned with what type of O rings that are in my personal regulator??? Gosh, I don’t want to have any problems.

@diematte1

Generally it’s all fine until you got to over 40% oxygen.

@Robert_H_Diver

Absolutely not, they’re good up to 40%….after that you’d want an O2 clean reg.

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

2y↑3

The vast majority of recreational dive shops make Nitrox using a 'stick' to fill tanks so no worries as only 32% O2 is used in the fill. No need to get your gear O2 cleaned until 40% O2 or filling using the partial pressure fill method that adds 100% O2 to create the final mix.
Have a great time in Bonaire and dive the salt pier if you can.
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@williamgauthier9294

@Alec Peirce Scuba thanks Alec. We do the salt pier every year as long as the current isn’t too strong. Salt pier is one of my favorites.

@toriless

Is it just removing hydrogen that makes it compatible or what else do the need to treat the air so it is oxygen compatible air.

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

It is air quality that determines OCA standards. Removing particles (ie. oil), is key to prevent oxygen interacting and causing an explosion.

@kevindavison6019

I feel like a side by side comparrison of the test results and standards would have been helpful. OCA is no real mystery and does not need to be complicated or scary. I test the air from my compressor annually ( I replace the filter well before it is due and only use very small volume) I have also fixed up and sold a couple of other small compressors and have had them all tested to OCA standards. They have all passed the OCA test without any special modifications. I think that any properly maintained compressor with clean inlet air should not have a problem passing for OCA, any extra filters are just insurance. A Reputable dive shop should test multiple times a year and change filters before the end of their useful life. It is probably more important to just keep tabs on weather or not your shop is following compressor best practices. If you tend to switch back and forth you probably should have dedicated nitrox tanks just to avoid conflict when you have them filled.

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

Good points Kevin, thanks for sharing with everyone.
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@toriless

Then you can add helium for a Trimix.

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

I'm not a tec expert on tri-fills. A very long time ago I was but todays gear and training is much safer than back in the stone age of diving.
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@yuryakudovich7189

Unfortunately this video rises more questions than answers: What happened if regular regulator will be used with O2 (I guess some grease can ignite, but what else)? Why silicon grease isn't good, but silicon O-ring is suitable? Would steel tank corrode quickly if filled with O2 or nitrox? What makes air not O2 compatible? And so on...

@Teampegleg

2y↑1

Well first things first, unless you are a tech diver you are never going to be using a reg with pure oxygen, just up to 40% oxygen content. Most regs and service kits are available, and typically come from the factory, to use with nitrox up to 40%. The grease, the orings, and even the diaphragm can combust.

Tech divers do have pure oxygen regs, but most of those are cheap regs because oxygen is used only super shallow (20ft or less) thus you can get away with a cheap reg. Quite a few people though use normal regs that are oxygen cleaned.

Steel tanks won't corrode faster as water content is what determines rusting. And the primary difference between oxygen clean air, and normal air is the oil and dust content as those are possible fuel for fires.

@yuryakudovich7189

@Team Peg Leg Thank you!

@toriless

@Team Peg Leg I have seen 42% but 38% is the most common.

@Teampegleg

@toriless The 40% max is the recreational max, and was picked as you are more likely to hit NDL before hitting the CNS limits.

I personally have a 50% and pure oxygen bottle for technical diving.