Breaking Benjamin: Breath Meaning

Song Released: 2007

Breath Lyrics

I see nothing in your eyes, and the more I see the less I like.

Is it over yet, in my head?

I know nothing of your kind, and I won't reveal your evil mind.

Is it over yet? I can't win.

So sacrifice yourself, and let me have what's...

1. anonymous

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   Oct 30th 2007 !⃝

   The whole vampire interpretation was really interesting. Though I seriously doubt Ben was singing about that it was still a good interpretation. The idea that he loves her but wants her to stay away because he knows he will hurt her is closer I think.
   
   this song is so vague though, at times he seems be singing to someone he loves, at other times he seems to be singing to an enemy.
   
   IE when he says "I will be the death of you" it sounds more like a venomous warning or threat than a pleading warning you would give to someone you love. In all honesty I think this song (along with Had Enough) is sung to their old drummer who has sued them over stupid stuff. "You take the breath right out of me" could be refering to how his former friend's actions have blindsided him and he can't believe it. and "I will be the death of you" is self explanitory. I think he is saying if you don't leave me alone you will regret it (he isn't gunna actually kill the guy but you know what I'm saying) but then the verse "I know that I can find the fire in your eyes." goes completely against that interpretation so idk.
   
   fyi the actual lyrics are (and I am reading this right out of the booklet that came with the cd):
   I'm waiting
   I'm praying
   realize
   start hating
2. anonymous

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   Oct 26th 2007 !⃝

   I think It's about a guy who loves a girl. They are together. But he's very bad for her and he knows it. No matter what she's not going to leave him because she loves him . He knows he's bad for her but he loves her and wants to be with her but he also doesn't so he's going back and forth like 'get away but dont' kinda thing. An he's saying he will be the death of her because he's bad and she stay with him till the end.
3. erinw88

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   Sep 12th 2007 !⃝

   Unless he's making the cigarettes into a person, there's no way that fits.
4. anonymous

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   Sep 11th 2007 !⃝

   It's about cigarettes. (really)

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
5. anonymous

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   Jul 11th 2007 !⃝

   I think that it is about changing someone for the better, Getting rid of the evil, to heal them. He sees that this person needs help, and can't get it out of his head to help. He loves them too much. Or more like falling in love and now he needs to help. "I'll be the death of you" He'll kill the bad in them. If they "let him in" and "sacrifice" their evil or flaws, he will get what's left; the good. "salt in open wounds." to heal. He's putting is whole being into helping them become better. and he thinks he can do so.
6. anonymous

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   May 26th 2007 !⃝

   In my opinion this is a relationship between two people, be it parent/child or lovers, that is broken. I feel that the person singing is beseeching the other person, knowing full well there is "no story" in the eyes of the person he/she is trying to communicate with.
   
   I also feel that there is so much evil that the imploring individual can't get close...for fear of losing themselves to what is really unknown. They love the person enough to accept what is left of the individual after all has been 'used up"-until that time they are asking them to get the hell away from them. When you love another person and you know you are being "swallowed up" in their crap...it is so painful that the head will not stop obsessing about the individual, hence it is not unusual to ask oneself if it is over in the head.
   
   Parental love is such that if you lose an adult child it leaves a gaping hole where the heart once was, and sometimes it is difficult to breath. Just as when you love someone romantically and they are unreachable it leaves you with the same feelings. There is much pain and yet rebuking in the song...leaves one to wonder. Good work of art.
7. anonymous

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   May 19th 2007 !⃝

   These guys are awesome, they deserve a lot of recognition. Deeply sad and romantic lyrics, I can feel his pain in his voice.
8. anonymous

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   May 9th 2007 !⃝

   First off the guy is obviously falling in love with this girl. (It is a slight vampire reference according to me) At the beginning of the song - "I see nothing in your eyes and the more I see the less I like.
   Is it over yet, in my head?"
   He wants her to fall in love with him, but as she does he realizes that it isn't right that she shouldn't. Apart of him so badly once her (demon part), but the other part says it is morally wrong. He is fighting with himself on the inside and can't decided what is right and what is wrong.
   "So, sacrifice yourself and let me have what’s left.
   I know that I can find the fire in your eyes.
   I’m going all the way.
   Get away, please." In this part the demon part is asking her to sacrifice herself for him. (To give her blood or life) Then the other part of him shows again and he is pleading with her to get away, so he doesn't do anything to harm her, or her soul.
   "You’ve got to fight just to make it through,
   Cuz I will be the death of you." He is telling her that she has to fight to get away from him, because he knows if he clings on to much long he will harm, or kill her.
   "This will be all over soon, pouring salt into the open wound.
   Is it over yet? Let me out." He is pulling away from her and she is very upset, because she is already to attached. He wants it to be over but the demon part of him wants out so that he can have the girl.
   "Are you waiting?
   Are you praying?
   Realize.
   Start hating" He is telling her that she need to realize that he is bad for her that she needs to stop loving him, to hate who he is. She is leaving a whole where his heart should be because he just wants her to leave so that she will live, but she is clinging on and the more he tries to pull away the more it hurts him because she just won‘t let go.

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