would it kill you to breathe?

Thick as Thieves -- Dashboard Confessional

Would it kill you to breathe?
Easy only 17 miles lay between you and me
I could make it if I had to
I don't break easily
You've got my counsel, thick as thieves
If there's a crime we'll keep it secret
For there's only trace amounts left in your blood
You may be a sinner
But you may be justified

Just keep your mouth shut
Keep your guard up
I swear I'll make it right

Will it kill me to breathe
Not as easy as you think it is between you and me
I could fake it if I have to
I don't break easily
I need your counsel, thick as thieves
I have no crime to keep a secret
It was hers, it was not mine
Well I may be a sinner
But it wasn't me this time

Just keep your mouth shut
Keep your guard up
I swear I'll make it right

Listen to yourself
There is a hemorrhage in your mouth
It won't stop bleeding
Well you may be the traitor
I will hold the smoking gun
You'll get away clean
I'll keep your secrets til the grave has swallowed me
And I will never tell a tortured soul they are burning by my side
That I am a sinner
I am a savior
I am a lie

So keep your mouth shut
Keep your guard up
I swear I'll make it right

One day more. and yet I'm still stuck in immaturity. So what if I turn seventeen? I'm just another year older, another year closer to death. Another year to the defeat of life by the ever-present death.

They say that as one ages, one becomes wiser, with more experiences under his belt. Is that really true? How many of us really take away the lessons we're supposed to? How many of us recognise that doing a particular thing is wrong, and cease and desist?

One day more. How impactful can a single day be? Would it have the same significance as days like 6th June 1944, 18th June 1815, or 16th July 1945? (D-Day, Battle of Waterloo and first nuclear bomb test respectively)

Why, is Man so intent on commemorating this 'birthday', something based upon time, yet time being the intangible process and theory that Man himself invented? So what, if it's my birthday. I'm still stuck in the throes of stupidity, immaturity and laziness. Non-present social skills, clearly demonstrated yesterday. An inability to phrase myself properly not helping, either.

So what's all this for?