Why does “Just Let Me Breathe” give me Deja Vu?
Probably because the chorus “Just close your mind / you can find all you need with your eyes.” is a direct reference to “Take The Time” off Images and Words. The song is a very sarcastic take on today’s attitudes in life, and is a reversal of the theme of “TTT”: “Close your eyes, you can find all you need in your mind.” Also, during the solo Derek goes back to the “WFS” / “LtL” riff used on IAW, adding to the ‘re-usable riff’ theory (see 6.8.1). The spelling of eMpTyV in the liners was most likely something Mike Portnoy picked up from its common use on the Ytsejam Mailing List.
