Penning the Penultimate — текст песни (The Velvet Teen)

I know a lot more than they think
And with the radio on I try to go back to sleep

When all the world`s posers blow smoke in my face I think of the love that I can make, but I struggle so hard for each breath that I take.

I get so sick that I can hardly speak, but with my head full of pills I try to go back to sleep. When you`re sad but you force up a grin anyway it`s hard not to feel fake, but I struggle so hard for each breath that I take.

Maybe some day I`ll be at the top, and with my head in my hands I`ll try to make it all stop.(just stop)*
Every time I find love I choke so hard that for weeks my body aches, but I struggle so hard for each breath that I take.

And I struggle so hard for each breath that I take
And I struggle so hard for each breath...

be what you are
be what you are

When the world puts you down in its fear, at least you can know you`ve got it straight
We all struggle so hard for each breath that we take.
We all struggle so hard for each breath that we take.
And I struggle so hard for each breath that I take.
*(appears in Out of the Fierce Parade, but not Plus Minus Equals)