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

My comments in italics.

Can everyone please inform me whether they can go to the waterpolo finals asap? We need at least 60% of the class to go for it to count. Please, please be cooperative about this. If we get this over with now, we don't have to worry about it anymore when work piles up as the term progresses. This is especially important because we can't put it off till Term 3, and soon we'll have term papers and other stuff to do.
Well I'm sorry, I really didn't consider that you had to do term papers and other stuff but others don't have to. And I also didn't realise that all the finals are in Term 3, you know. Why should we be cooperative, when you're are such a lousy excuse for a Rafflesian?Sorry, Mr. Council Reject, HISSOC Chair Reject, CT Rep cos our CT preferred you over Josh who was so much more popular.
As for Mervyn's comment, "getting it over and done with" is precisely what we have to do. If people want to support the school on their on time, they are perfectly at liberty to. However the fact that we have to do this AS A CLASS means coordinating all our schedules, which is a great logistical hassle, especially if we have to rearrange our plans to find common times. It has no bearing on 'paying tribute to our sportsmen'; it's just a matter of practicality.
Sure, getting it over and done with is what YOU want to do. It's definitely not what WE want to do. You don't have to label our priorities for us, you're in no moral position nor do you have any authority to do so. At the same time, if you're so busy with 'term papers and other stuff' to coordinate our schedules, why even bother being a CT rep? I'm pretty sure that you're supposed to coordinate stuff for us, and not being a joker CT rep who is too busy for the class. And as I've said, why even bother calling yourself a Rafflesian if you do not want to support your friends working their ass off out there? You claim practicality. Practical convenience for you, I suppose. Sure we moan and bitch about it, but we make sure we're proud that our school is gaining glory out there. You? Look at yourself.

As for being apathetic, I totally disagree with Ms Lye's assessment. We are all enthusiastic about many different things, just not as a united "bunch", which is to be expected with so many differing personalities and interests. Just because we're not all leaping for joy at this prospect doesn't mean that we lack enthusiasm. I hope that her comment remains a 'running joke' and that people don't take it to heart.
Yeah sure, we're all entitled to our own opinions. We also have things we like and don't like and all, vested interests. But when she said apathetic, she meant that we were selfish people (and yes you who wrote this email, you are one) who didn't give a damn about people beyond our own small scope in life. I'll bet a hundred bucks that you do CIP for the sake of getting the hours clocked and a better testimonial and not for the community itself. It's nothing about enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is something cultivated, not personal character. So its time you faced reality and looked beyond your own small world, and understand that her criticism of us is perfectly reasonable and by no means a joke, because it's not funny.