Asthma
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Breathe!
Suffocation within
because of what your sayin'
To understand!
Is to begin again
Yet to Begin!
Is to live again
I tried living my life through your eyes
Smother me with your ways, to death, no breath.
Your choking what little faith I have left.
In time I find the truth lies, Inside the truth lies, Inside

Breathe!
Suffocation within
because of what your sayin'
To understand!
Is to begin again
Yet to Begin!
Is to live again

I would die, to breathe again
I would die, to breathe again
I would die, to breathe again
I would die, to breathe again

Breathe!
Suffocation
I want to Breathe!
Suffocation
I understand

I would die, to breathe again




I would die, to breathe again
Breathe

Overall Meaning

The song "Asthma" by P.O.D. is about feeling suffocated and overwhelmed by someone else's words and beliefs. The lyrics capture the feeling of being trapped and suffocated by the expectations of others. The heavy repetition of the word "Breathe" emphasizes this sense of being choked and unable to escape.


The lyrics suggest that in order to escape this suffocation, one must begin again and try to understand things on their own terms. The repeated refrain of "I would die, to breathe again" conveys the desperation and urgency of wanting to break free from these constraints.


P.O.D.'s use of heavy guitar riffs and intense vocals in the song amplifies the sense of suffocation, making the listener feel as though they are trapped in the same way. The song is ultimately about finding one's own voice and being able to breathe freely without the constraints of others holding them back.


Line by Line Meaning

Breathe!
The singer is pleading with someone to allow him to breathe.


Suffocation within
The singer feels choked and is struggling to breathe.


because of what your sayin'
The person he is addressing is the cause of his suffocation.


To understand!
The key to resolving the situation is understanding.


Is to begin again
If they can both understand each other, they can start anew.


Yet to Begin!
The situation is at an impasse; they haven't even begun to understand each other.


Is to live again
The singer believes that if they can begin to understand each other, they can start living a fulfilling life again.


I tried living my life through your eyes
The singer has attempted to adopt the perspective of the person he is addressing.


Smother me with your ways, to death, no breath.
The other person's perspective is overwhelming and suffocating, to the point where the singer feels like he is dying.


Your choking what little faith I have left.
The person he is addressing is making it hard for him to hold onto his beliefs.


In time I find the truth lies, Inside the truth lies, Inside
As the singer thinks more about the situation, he realizes that the truth of the matter is within himself.


I would die, to breathe again
The singer is willing to go to great lengths to regain his ability to breathe freely.


Suffocation
The singer is once again feeling choked and unable to breathe.


I want to Breathe!
The singer is expressing a strong desire to be able to breathe again.


I understand
The singer has come to a realization about the situation and is starting to understand it better.


Breathe
The song ends with a repetition of the opening plea for the singer to be able to breathe again.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BERNARDO, DANIELS, SANDOVAL, TRUBY

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@manojraghavendra

I have asthma, but I almost cured it by 3 simple steps. These methods are cheap and best :

1) No animal proteins like egg, mutton, chicken, milk and milk products...stop milk, curd, cheese etc at any cost. Eat simple vegetarian foods.

2) brisk walking (10 mins) in morning & evening in sunlight. Or cycling / सूर्य नमस्कार / play badminton / lawn tennis.

3) Ekadashi fasting is must. Have fruits, boiled veggies or soup.

I learned all these during covid lock down and now I am completely free of asthma, allergies, cold cough.



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@jaydave1246

Reminds me of my classmate who has sever asthma. I remember the new PE teacher in our school told us that asthma is all in the head and you just need to break your limits physically by training and exercise (probably wanted to make a first impression or something). We thought he wanted to motivate our asthmatic classmate but during PE at the gym he took away her Inhaler and said he'll give it back to her after class and told her to join the jogging line. This all shocked us! We told the idiot PE teacher that she doesn't have asthma only, she has sever chronic asthma! She's not even suppose to be in classes because of her condition but she begged her parents to experience school life despite her ailment and not do home schooling. We got yelled at because of that and were told that we were spoiling her. She did well for the 5 meter run until she was asked to do another 5 meter run twice to cover 15meters, the second 5 meter run she was significantly slowing down and turning blue. Third 5 meter run she was gasping for air like a fish! Half way through she just kneels on both feet, head down but arms stretching to our teacher for her inhaler! The idiot was still shouting 2 more meters! Our female classmates were crying and pleading to the teacher to stop. That's when the fun starts, she collapses on the floor pale as our white T-shirts, her tongue is sticking out half way through and her eyes were rolled behind her head. We all ran to her to help her and good thing our Math teacher passed by, he was wondering what the F was going on until he saw our classmate on the floor. Ambulance was called and she rushed to the hospital, she was on ventilator for a week. Her parents sued the school, the school paid for all her medical fees and a certain idiot teacher got his license revoked and got criminal charges. A week later we get a new PE teacher.

@rehansaeed9367

Can u pls write a short version. I really want to know what happened but don't wanna read all tha

@kaykok3350

that pe teacher deserves it

@wellplayed7430

@@rehansaeed9367 a dumb pe teacher made a kid with asthma run a lot and took their inhaler. The kid passed out and had to be on a ventilator for a week, school got sued and pe teacher was charged.

@rehansaeed9367

@@wellplayed7430 oh ok. Thanks

@amalkrishna7703

@@wellplayed7430 the kid passed out 😶😭

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@iansarmiento23

Hearing "lasts for life" and "no cure" just made me feel depressed. Knowing that physical exercise is a struggle for the rest of my life sucks.

@teachermaurice6555

Hi Christian, I was diagnosed with asthma but it has subseded. I haven't needed any meds for two months. I have a strict, but informed method. Are you interested? Free of charge.

@btsmochimi7924

same but after i got my pneumonia vaccine, my asthmatic attacks stopped for at least a year

@paperback608

@@teachermaurice6555 yes bro can u tell me how

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