The Breath
Unveiling Life's Breath: A Search for Significance
Lyrics
What sets you apart what sets us apart
Reflecting on individual and collective differences.
Some kind of sign that you're alive
Seeking evidence or indication of vitality.
Show me a sign that you're still alive
Requesting confirmation of continued existence.
Stop your pulse drops
Describing a moment of suspense as a heartbeat stops.
As you dwell upon the breath that you're just about to take
Contemplating the significance of the upcoming breath.
Hey you hey you stranger over there
Addressing an unidentified person in the distance.
What are you besides a creature taking in the air
Questioning the essence of the person as a living being.
Spell out your names
Asking for identity to be clearly expressed.
Tell me your lies
Encouraging disclosure of falsehoods or secrets.
Stranger, what sets you apart
Prompting the stranger to define their uniqueness.
Stranger, what sets us apart
Highlighting the distinction between individuals.
What sets you apart what sets us apart
Reiterating the theme of personal and collective differences.
Show me some kind of sign that you're alive
Repeating the request for proof of being alive.
Show me a sign that you're still alive
Reemphasizing the desire for a tangible sign of life.
It's all just a matter of conditional response
Expressing the idea that reactions are based on conditions.
Sending out a search
Initiating a search, possibly for meaning or purpose.
Search for a picasso
Searching for something artistically significant.
Bring us back to life, paint us back to life
Metaphorically calling for a revival through art.
Spell out your names
Repeating the call for identity to be clearly stated.
And tell me your lies
Insisting on the revelation of hidden truths.
Stranger, what sets you apart
Prompting the stranger to define their uniqueness.
Stranger, what sets us apart
Highlighting the distinction between individuals.
Some kind of sign that you're alive
Reiterating the need for a sign of life.
Show me a sign that you're still alive
Reemphasizing the desire for a tangible sign of life.
It's all just a matter of conditional response
Reiterating the idea that responses are conditional.
Bring us back to life
Calling for a revival, a return to life.
Paint us back to life
Metaphorically urging a rejuvenation through art.
This is a sign
Concluding with the affirmation that the preceding is a sign.
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