Breathe
The Mess Lyrics


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So will you breathe life in to me
Just take it all and surround me
Take it all and surround me

I feel the sadness come and go again
As the memories set in
And I remember a day when things were better
Hopes and dreams all thrown out to the wind
Along with those that I believed in
Things were hard back then but we still had each other

I cant make it without you another day

So will you breathe life in to me
Just take it all and surround me
Take it all and surround me
So will you breathe life in to me
Just take it all and surround me
Take it all and surround me
Will you breathe

I'll take all the pictures off the walls
And stop answering the calls
It wasn't real
A place where thieves break in and steal
The lies from those who say they love you most
They find you in the end
I thought the worst was over
It turns out i didn't even know her

The thing I loved the most was a mistake

So will you breathe life into me
Just take it all and surround me
Take it all and surround me
So will you breathe life into me
Just take it all and surround me
Take it all and surround me
Will you breathe

This is the end
The sands been falling through my hand
I try to hold on
But fall down where I stand
The sands been falling through my hand
I try to hold on
But fall down where I stand

You're the only one that understands

So will you breathe life in to me
Just take it all and surround me
Take it all and surround me
Will you breathe life in to me
Just take it all and surround me




Take it all and surround me
Will you breathe life into me

Overall Meaning

The Mess's song "Breathe" talks about feeling helpless and lost, but finding solace in the presence of a loved one. The first verse highlights the singer's struggles with nostalgia as they reminisce about happier times. The mention of lost hopes and dreams being abandoned to the wind, and the idea that things were hard but they still had each other, shows the love and support they once had. The chorus then begs their partner to breathe life into them and to surround them, showing that they yearn for their partner's support and presence to help them make it through. In the second verse, the singer talks about a significant experience in which they had trusted someone they thought loved them but who then betrayed them. They talk about how the experience took everything they loved the most away from them. The line, "The thing I loved the most was a mistake," refers to how easily they were fooled by the person they trusted. They then plead with their partner again in the chorus as they feel like the sand is slipping through their hand, and they continue to express their need for their loved one's presence.


The song reflects on the singer's vulnerability and how they depend on their partner as a source of strength. The theme of the loss of love and hope is prevalent throughout the song. The singer also hints at their fear of betrayal and how hard it can be to trust someone fully, given that they have been hurt in the past.


Line by Line Meaning

So will you breathe life in to me
Please infuse vitality into me


Just take it all and surround me
Completely envelop me with your presence


Take it all and surround me
Absorb all my troubles and support me


I feel the sadness come and go again
The melancholic feeling arises and disappears periodically


As the memories set in
Recollections of the past become fixed in my mind


And I remember a day when things were better
A moment when life was happier comes to mind


Hopes and dreams all thrown out to the wind
Aspirations and desires lost to chance


Along with those that I believed in
And the people whom I trusted


Things were hard back then but we still had each other
Although life was challenging, we had each other for support


I cant make it without you another day
My life is unbearable without your presence


I'll take all the pictures off the walls
I will remove all the memories we shared


And stop answering the calls
I will not respond to the attempts to contact me


It wasn't real
Our relationship was not authentic


A place where thieves break in and steal
Our connection was vulnerable and easily broken


The lies from those who say they love you most
Falsehood from the people you trust entirely


They find you in the end
Their deception will catch up to them eventually


I thought the worst was over
I believed that my hardships were behind me


It turns out I didn't even know her
In the end, I realized that I did not truly understand her


The thing I loved the most was a mistake
My most cherished thing was a regret


This is the end
This is the final moment


The sands been falling through my hand
My life is slipping away from me


I try to hold on
I attempt to retain my grasp on life


But fall down where I stand
But I collapse in my current location


You're the only one that understands
You alone fathom my circumstance


Will you breathe life in to me
Please impart animation to me


Will you breathe life into me
Please revive me




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