Breathe
by Siiga
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“Walk through the fire and breathe”.
Who could have known the way in which the word breathe would adopt such a heavy loaded weight in everyday conversation as we pushed on into the year 2020.
This primal, mechanical, core organic movement of nature lies within all living things, processing the fuel of life in silent clockwork we only ever notice is happening when we are forced to think about it.
Inhale, exhale, the rhythm of the human body which now we all live shielding from an unknown and unexplained attacker as we try and continue our day to day lives with as much normality as we can - it's a confusing time to even know what is real anymore.
Only weeks ago, the devastating words “I can’t breathe” rightly shook an entire planet to it’s knees as it played out to a backdrop of endless stories of ventilator shortages and a basic human fight for survival across our planet.
To breathe is our basic instinctual birth right, which will always be our very first and last movement of life in this world from the beginning until the end of time, it is a word which should be held as a point from which all life flows and never ever be treated as a disposable commodity to be given or taken by the hands of another or the powers who we trust to guide us.
I wrote this song during a time when I felt like the world around me as I knew it was burning down in slow motion as I tried to maintain my basic human instinct to be still, stay calm and breathe through it all as I worked through my own recovery.
Who could have known the way in which the word breathe would adopt such a heavy loaded weight in everyday conversation as we pushed on into the year 2020.
This primal, mechanical, core organic movement of nature lies within all living things, processing the fuel of life in silent clockwork we only ever notice is happening when we are forced to think about it.
Inhale, exhale, the rhythm of the human body which now we all live shielding from an unknown and unexplained attacker as we try and continue our day to day lives with as much normality as we can - it's a confusing time to even know what is real anymore.
Only weeks ago, the devastating words “I can’t breathe” rightly shook an entire planet to it’s knees as it played out to a backdrop of endless stories of ventilator shortages and a basic human fight for survival across our planet.
To breathe is our basic instinctual birth right, which will always be our very first and last movement of life in this world from the beginning until the end of time, it is a word which should be held as a point from which all life flows and never ever be treated as a disposable commodity to be given or taken by the hands of another or the powers who we trust to guide us.
I wrote this song during a time when I felt like the world around me as I knew it was burning down in slow motion as I tried to maintain my basic human instinct to be still, stay calm and breathe through it all as I worked through my own recovery.
lyrics
Walk through the fire and breahe
In burning visions of falling leaves
Strung out we watch the flowers burn
Too wasted to notice what we've learned
A moonlight drive for me
To be locked out on my doorstep
Take all I have and call it home
Don't be scared we're all born to die alone
I'll wave smile and stand my ground
As the bow breaks and all these feelings drown
While I'm sinking too
I'll rebuild my walls
Living with your ghost beside me
Awash in codeine seas
A sudden surface rush and I can breathe again
I can breathe again
Let me breathe again
Let me breathe
In burning visions of falling leaves
Strung out we watch the flowers burn
Too wasted to notice what we've learned
A moonlight drive for me
To be locked out on my doorstep
Take all I have and call it home
Don't be scared we're all born to die alone
I'll wave smile and stand my ground
As the bow breaks and all these feelings drown
While I'm sinking too
I'll rebuild my walls
Living with your ghost beside me
Awash in codeine seas
A sudden surface rush and I can breathe again
I can breathe again
Let me breathe again
Let me breathe
credits
released April 9, 2020
B R E A T H E
Written by Richard Macintyre
Produced and recorded by Richard Macintyre & Iain Hutchison
All instruments played by Richard Macintyre & Iain Hutchison
Except drums by Scott Mackay
B R E A T H E
Written by Richard Macintyre
Produced and recorded by Richard Macintyre & Iain Hutchison
All instruments played by Richard Macintyre & Iain Hutchison
Except drums by Scott Mackay
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Siiga Isle Of Skye, UK
Growing gently from the haunting landscapes and enchanting seas of the islands, Siiga emerged from the darkness of winter on the Isle of Skye, its roots bursting into life through captivating, atmospheric song-writing, delicate artwork and transcendental videos. The new full length album "Gemini Rising" is out October 23rd, 2020. ... more
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