Not strong, only aggressive
Not free, we only licensed
Not compassionate, only polite
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All eight lines are lyrics from two songs: Respiration (5) and Thieves in the Night (3). Identity and life are the most common themes (3 each). Respiration is a portrait of a city, with the cops-and-robbers line, the breathing skyline and a plain push to make a way or stay. Thieves in the Night is the philosophical half, turning on pairs of contrasts: aggressive but not strong, licensed but not free, polite but not compassionate.
You either make your way or stay
I can't take it, y'all! I can feel the city breathin'
Chest heavin', against the flesh of the evenin'
Kiss the odds goodbye (Peace), I'm on the last train leavin'
No Batman and Robin, can't tell between
The cops and the robbers, they both partners, they all heartless
Chasin' after death so we can call ourselves brave?
Still livin' like mental slaves
So much on my mind, I just can't recline
Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine
Breathe in, inhale vapors from bright stars that shine
Breathe out, weed smoke retrace the skyline
Hidin' like thieves in the night from life
Illusions of oasis makin' you look twice