The Herd - Can't Breathe lyrics

I knew this girl who was drowning talented and pseudo She was bound to computers just to make her bread She would keep her head down though her feelings burned her To sit around in her bed gown and dream of Burma Alaska, Morocco, Peru and other places One day she must of up and packed her suitcases Leaving no traces but an overgrown yard Box full of bills and a trail of postcards He loves her and so he works like crazy To try and provide a life that is worthy of his lady Lately she has been saying that he is too often away She is resentful of his work and all the time that it takes He tries to explain that he doesn't want to be a martyr But he needs to balance soul of his art And then the crying starts and he watches her wilt Over tired overworked overwhelmed with guilt He's been on the run needs to be reined in Weeks and months did it with the same old things Reruns bring back days been Feels like when he first realized his parents were aging (its lucid) So free and so caged in but deep down Cradled a dream and doing so Just to hold on to it while all else speeds by That nobody can take away Needs time Can't breathe cannot stop You've got to be on the move Be on the move She is only 25 and she is always run down She is working from the early shift to way past sundown Studies full time night cla**es mostly Two jobs hospitality to pay for the groceries Hopefully soon the tips will get better On the fridge late Uni fee the ultimatum letter Meet her so exhausted couldn't hold a conversation Is it worth it for the qualification? This guy I knew vanished in the silver screen Hated patrons talking cause it k**ed the dream So he would see the late sessions Make suggestions of a secret liaison were totally out of the question Cause that urge had left him same time as the girl You could say that he was saved by a magic world Casablanca, Sunsets, MGM, trumpets, stumbling out of the cinema like a drunk She was barely in control of the wheels As they slid around the corner She panicked as the vehicle got airborne Split second whiplash all quiet then a squeal In shock she starred at the steering wheel Now she definitely won't make it on time What exactly she was hurrying for crossed her mind Violently jolted right here now A near d**h made her see through the clouds Can't breathe cannot stop You got to be on the move Be on the move Can't breathe cannot stop You've got to be on the move