Need to Breathe

Need to Breathe

That clingy barrier of religious Glad Wrap

Separating us from them

The function of which is to preserve the insiders

Seal us from the perceived threat of the outsiders

Made see through for all the world to see

Made impervious for all the world not to smell, touch or taste

Easy to apply and wrap around

Difficult to remove often requiring a leading edge

Freely available at all leading religious franchises

Ready perforated for rapid covering of large numbers

Plastic perfection endorsed by respected organisations

Need to Breathe

Need to Breathe

Oh Lord rip this suffocating veil from our face

Expose us for all the world to see

Shatter our rigid, frigid facade of religion

Revive us oh God

Blow us away with your Goodness

Breathe on us and inspire us

Fill us to overflowing

Release your Spirit on All Flesh

The new NEEDTOBREATHE album Rivers in the Wasteland is just phenomenal. I enjoyed their music before however this new album is musically just so richer but it is the inspirational lyrics that are just out of this world. Today a random phrase "the Glad Wrap of religion" just popped up and I started writing a few words and the next moment I had the idea to quite literally wrap the sticky cling wrap around my head. My obliging wife photographed while I breathed through a tiny hole and fortunately this didn't last long as that stifling sensation is rather unpleasant. Used the Nikon V1 with 30-110mm lens with sbn5 flash and a homemade softbox with two Nikon sb26 flashes in slave mode. Had fun with Nik software especially Analog Efex Pro.