Easy to Breathe

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## Easy to Breathe

Jack Stauber's OPAL (Original Soundtrack)

### Artist

Jack Stauber's Micropop & Adult Swim Smalls

### Released

* October 30th, 2020 (short film)
* November 6th, 2020 (soundtrack)

### Label

Turner Music Publishing & Cartoon Network, Inc.

### Producer

Jack Stauber

**Easy to Breathe** is the song that was sung by Opal's grandfather in Jack Stauber's OPAL, created by Jack Stauber and aired on Adult Swim on October 30th, 2020. It was later released on the soundtrack album for OPAL on November 6th, 2020, along with the other songs featured in the film. The song is about the grandfather's perspective on television as a blind man. as well as his breathing problems.

## Lyrics

(\*Gasp\*)

Tell me, why does it sound so easy to breathe on TV?

I can't see why it sounds so easy to breathe

I'm popular here

They all sing to me (La la la la)

Idea salesman, they want my soul, Claire

They fight over me like dogs

And the girls are singing (La la la la)

They dance too, I assume (Yeah we do)

They want my soul as well

I need that smoke, Claire

What the hell is taking you?

And won't you tell me (La la la la)

Why does it sound so easy to breathe on TV?

Oh won't you tell me (La la la la)

Why does it sound so easy to breathe on TV?

(It sounds so easy) [short film only]
## Notes

Easy to Breathe often considered by many fans to be the best song on Jack Stauber's OPAL along with Mirror Man. Musically, the song is considered very catchy and funky for its upbeat and nostalgic sound. The lyrics are notably considered very dark though also smart for its references to the old man's illness and blindness. The darkness comes from the grandfather's heavy dependence on smoking for hope in life and his current health conditions. The smartness, though, comes from his perspective on television as a blind man, as he depends on sounds to guide him through life and how assumes certain things are happening on the television. It's also notably the first major song in the short film, as it would successfully set the tone well for the music in the film.

## Trivia

* The specific medical condition that the grandfather is suffering from and causing his health problems is COPD.
	+ A popular fan theory suggests that the disease had caused the grandfather to go blind as COPD is known to affect vision, as well as sense of smell and hearing, which is seen when the grandfather sniffs Claire to tell if it's her or not, notably claiming it isn't her. This also seems to cause the grandfather an endless cycle of losing some hearing and him listening to the television is experience his last connection to humanity.
* Easy to Breathe is the longest song featured on the OPAL soundtrack.
* This, along with every song on the OPAL soundtrack were Jack's last public songs of 2020.
* Easy to Breathe is the first song on the OPAL soundtrack with vocals as the first three preceding tracks are instrumentals.
* Many fans have pointed out that the design for the grandfather looks very similar to the Goon design, a character commonly featured through Jack's media throughout late 2017 and early 2018. It has caused some fans to speculate that the design for the grandfather has inspired or based off of the Goon design.
* Some of the flashing effects seen throughout the musical segment of Easy to Breathe from the film were also used in the Mirror Mirror music video.
* The phrases about how the grandfather "just can't see" are a play on him being blind.
* The design of the dancing and singing "girls" seen in the musical segment of Easy to Breathe from the film are portrayed as humans with static bodies and talking lips for heads. The design represents the grandfather's perspective of the girls as he is blind and can only "see" them through their speech.
* A popular theory speculated by fans is that it sounds easy to breathe on TV because they are "on the air" as a pun.
* Easy to Breathe was the only song that was sung by one of Opal's family members that wasn't featured in a promo video for Jack Stauber's OPAL.
* The soundtrack version of Easy to Breathe omits the dialogue of the grandfather saying "it sounds so easy".

## Gallery

Musical Segment"Girls" that portray the grandfather's television perspective