 Barely breathing. I mean, they may as well be dead for all practical purposes, and sometimes you can't really tell the difference. Only God knows whether they're really alive. God did not intend for you to live that life of bondage as a child of God. It was for freedom that Christ set you free. And so Jesus said, loose him and let him go. And that's a picture of what God does in revival. He sets the captives free.