Check out the first few lines in the hit song “Breakeven” by the band The Script:

I’m still alive but I’m barely breathin’

Just prayed to a god that I don’t believe in

‘Cause I got time while she got freedom

‘Cause when a heart breaks, no, it don’t break even

Catchy. Cute. You get the gist of the song. The guy is going through a breakup and he’s having a hard time getting over the girl.

A few radio stations, however, have decided to use a different version of the song…

These are the first few lines of their version:

I’m still alive but I’m barely breathin’

But no wise words gonna stop the bleedin’

‘Cause I got time while she got freedom

‘Cause when a heart breaks, no, it don’t break even

Umm… what happened to the line about “a god you don’t believe in”?

Apparently it’s too blasphemous to play on air.

This woman is really mad about it:

Are you fucking kidding me? I mean, seriously? And what really gets me is that when the song first came out, it had the correct lyrics and then all of a sudden, I’m singing along in the car and look like an even bigger douche than before singing the wrong words. I mean right words. So I can only imagine that some self-righteous asshole (or a few of them) took to the phones and complained about it. What the hell is there to complain about? Who’s religiosity did that phrase offend? He didn’t say that he doesn’t believe in your God and even if he did, who gives a shit? Are you that insecure in your own beliefs that you feel the need for others to not have their own perceptions or that you have to fuck with song lyrics in a damn love pop rock ballad? Get a fucking life.

I like her. She seems pleasant.

I’m not sure if the band allowed this change or not — it’s possible that the “radio version” of the song was rewritten this way to make it more mainstream and marketable.

Still, it seems absurd that the band can’t even mention not believing in god without offending someone’s sensibilities.

I can’t find a copy of the revised radio version anywhere, but if you can get one, please let me know.

(Thanks to Claire for the link!)



