Breathe, Desperately Lyrics

i was once a quiet boy,
cleaning out my wounds,
but i never could keep my mouth shut when i needed to.
i could try to pry it loose,
but the stone won't move
and i want to try to rip it out,
but I've grown to love this thing too much.

have i become the man
that i hated once,
or have my thoughts become clouded by things
i used to fear the most?
is my heart full of the ashes i heard about?
have i become the missing person
I've been trying to get you all to forget?

buried alive now, cover your eyes now.

we breathe so desperately.
as if its the only thing we need.
we don't care if its not breathing honestly.
we are burning our lungs with it
and we don't care at all.
when you breathe the air it tastes like medicine.
overwhelming days of nothing that i can't hide.
when you walk alone you think such foolish things.
so disappointed we are with no one around to love.

buried alive now. cover your eyes now.