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through #1 (permalink) Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:32 am   through
 

Hello everyone,

I am not mastered with English... that's why my question's arisen.

My problem is with breathe through (without object).

Two sentences below:

I breathe through my mouth/ nose.

Frogs breathe through their skin.

not trouble anyone.

What about these cases:

Quote:
Oh, when it hits me all I can do is just breathe again and breathe through

song Breathe Through by Annie Stela


and

Quote:
[...] sweetest spring
keeps no meaning for her
she just breathes through[...]


How should I interpret these expressions?

Especially second one.

Which phrases could be substitutes for these sayings?

Any help would be greatly appreaciated.

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Re: through #2 (permalink) Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:16 am   Re: through
 

I think deciphering these lyrics is a challenge even for someone very familiar with English. They have nothing to do with breathing through your nose or your lungs. Sometimes lyrics, like poetry, don't make complete sense; they instead try to give the listener a feeling. But, I will still try to give my interpretation:

Oh, when it hits me all I can do is just breathe again and breathe through.

Here I think the singer is overcome with emotion and is just trying to keep breathing, remain calm, and make it through this situation.

[...] sweetest spring
keeps no meaning for her
she just breathes through[...]

I don't know where this verse comes from, but in this case, I think the author is trying to say that the subject is so caught up in her thoughts or her feelings or her problems that she is just passing by life without even noticing the beauty around her.
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Re: through #3 (permalink) Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:28 am   Re: through
 

Luschen wrote:
Sometimes lyrics, like poetry, don't make complete sense; they instead try to give the listener a feeling. But, I will still try to give my interpretation:

Can "doesn't" be used here as well? Thanks
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through #4 (permalink) Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:22 am   through
 

Not with the plural 'lyrics'.
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through #5 (permalink) Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:46 am   through
 

Thank you for your interpretation , Luschen.

Poetry is a special instrument, some players are virtuosi, some plays with false tone.

My understaning of the phrase was very close to yours.

Well, i think we can use instead of that :

"I go through"

or

"I lived through.

Right?

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through #6 (permalink) Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:50 am   through
 

Thanks for dropping by, E2e4.

Beeesneees, you explained everything, thank you.
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through #7 (permalink) Sat Feb 11, 2012 15:16 pm   through
 

"Sometimes lyrics, like poetry, don't make complete sense; they instead try to give the listener a feeling."

Lyrics, poetry, were used in general here.

Bee, I am not a NES. For that I see it different way than you. It is interesting to me that NES treat 'news" as singular and lyrics as plural only.

Thanks anyway
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through #8 (permalink) Sat Feb 11, 2012 15:32 pm   through
 

Langu wrote:
Thank you for your interpretation , Luschen.

Poetry is a special instrument, some players are virtuosi, some plays with false tone.

My understaning of the phrase was very close to yours.

Well, i think we can use instead of that :

"I go through"

or

"I lived through.

Right?

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Langu


Yes, I think you are correct.
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through #9 (permalink) Sat Feb 11, 2012 18:26 pm   through
 

Thank you for your time, Lushen.
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