Breathe
Silent Screams: A Desperate Plea for Breath
Lyrics
I can't breathe with your knee on my neck
The speaker feels suffocated and oppressed, possibly by a person or a system.
There's nothing I've done for you to treat me this way
The speaker asserts innocence and questions the unjust treatment received.
I'm slowly dying, I'm slowly dying
Repetition emphasizes a sense of gradual physical or emotional deterioration.
I'm slowly dying, I'm slowly dying
-I'm slowly
-Please sir, give me some water or something
The speaker pleads for basic human needs, such as water, in a desperate situation.
Please, everything hurts
The speaker expresses pain, implying physical and emotional suffering.
I can't breathe, officer
A direct plea to an officer, highlighting the difficulty in breathing, possibly a reference to a real or symbolic struggle.
They gon kill me, they gon kill me
The speaker senses impending danger, questions the motive behind potential harm, and acknowledges the ongoing threat.
Why would they kill me?
-But they are killing me
-I can't breathe, I can't breathe
Reiteration of the inability to breathe, echoing a sense of helplessness.
Oh mama, Oh mama
A call to a maternal figure, suggesting a need for comfort and protection.
Why would they kill me?
Repetition of the question regarding the reason for potential harm, underscoring the confusion and disbelief.
Why would they kill me?
-But they are killing me
-But they are killing me
-But they are killing me
-They are killing me
Repetition emphasizes the severity of the situation, possibly alluding to systemic issues or societal struggles.
But they are killing me
-They are killing me
-You are killing me
A direct accusation, expressing the impact of the perceived harm on the speaker.
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