Respirator Blues

You need to see to believe
Have you seen the life I used to lead  ?
Untold tears that stain and bleed 
You wouldn't believe half the shit I've seen
Hard to find a breath to breathe 

Don't look twice it'll flash in front of your life 
All the conquest and all the strife 
Every time peace held the knife 
Dumbfounded now trapped in a lair 
Grasping writhing fighting for air 

It's hard to look when you glance to the ground 
You ask for my story this is my sound 
You don't want more I can see the trepidation 
Cutting back into the rocks of alienation 
One day someone else can be my respiration