Non-Breath Oblige

It's creepy to think that everyone in the world
Could like me, you know?
But in this classroom where we can't unite
I just want to hold your hand, just the two of us
Surrendering to the violence of numbers

Killing bad vibes, say cheese!
A sweet deep kiss of post-truth
Love and peace twisted in a sexy way
A selfish ray gun, blasting nonsense like a champ
A license to kill made with haute couture
A game of musical chairs that breeds division
A baby born from painless delivery
We call our grand inner circle history

I want to live, but they tell me to die
I want to die, but they tell me to live
I want to live, but they tell me to die
I want to die, but they tell me to live
Is it wrong to brag about happiness? Is it wrong to lament unhappiness?
Avoiding bold words for a brighter future

One, two, three!
"There are so many people in this world who can't even breathe."
One, two, three!
"There are so many people in this world who can't even breathe."
When one side stands, the other falls
Giving in, taking away, protecting, misunderstanding
Stopping in a minefield
I’ll just be a good dog, woof

Non-breath, non-breath, non-breath
Non-breath oblige
I love you (I love you)
Under the suffocating days, beneath the surface
A blood flower sways and smokes
We are complex
Complex, complex
Fighting with our complexes as weapons
For our own convenience and freedom
Forcing us to hold our breath

I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe
I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe
I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe
I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe
I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe

I want to live, but they tell me to die
I want to die, but they tell me to live
I want to live, but they tell me to die
I want to die, but they tell me to live
Swinging a chainsaw, claiming self-defense
Normal folks are scary
Love shines bright, spring blooms, but
Important things are fading away

One, two, three!
"There are so many people in this world who don't even know love."
One, two, three!
"There are so many people in this world who don't even know love."
Empathy, envy, jealousy, resentment
Black tears spill down
Ugly emotions burst out
I’ll become a pure white bird
Non-breath, non-breath, non-breath
Non-breath oblige
I love you (I love you)
Swimming with deep-sea fish in freezing waters

Looking up at the sugary stars
We are direct, direct, direct
Without directly getting involved
Through a screen that steals our imagination
Stopping our breath and feeling relieved

Non-breath, non-breath, non-breath
Non-breath oblige
I love you
For our own convenience and freedom
Forcing us to hold our breath

I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe
I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe
I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe
I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe
I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe
I can't breathe

Hold your breath, hold your breath, hold your breath, hold your breath
Hold your breath, hold your breath, hold your breath, hold your breath
Hold your breath, hold your breath, hold your breath, hold your breath
Hold your breath, hold your breath, hold your breath, hold your breath
Hold your breath, hold your breath, hold your breath

Non-breath, non-breath, non-breath
Non-breath oblige
I love you
To protect what we love
Breathing with you in the bomb shelter