In this emotionally charged ballad, Jason Derulo explores the profound depths of longing and dependence experienced in the wake of a significant romantic separation. The refrain "I only miss you when I'm breathing" poignantly emphasizes that his yearning is constant, as essential and involuntary as breathing itself. This hyperbolic expression underscores the all-consuming nature of his emotions, suggesting that life without the beloved feels unsustainable. The lyrics employ vivid imagery and metaphors, describing the beloved as both a life-sustaining force and an addictive substance, to convey both the intensity and the perilousness of his emotional state. Ultimately, "Breathing" resonates as a powerful ode to love's capacity to dominate one's existence, blurring the lines between pleasure and pain, survival and destruction.
Breathing
Lyrics
I only miss you when I'm breathing
I only need you when my heart is beating
You are the color that I'm bleeding
I only miss you when I'm breathing
This ain't no ordinary feeling
You are the only thing that I believe in
I know you're coming back to me
I will be waiting here for you til the end
I only miss you when I'm breathing!
I only miss you when I'm breathing!
Without your love, don't know how I survive
It's you, it's you that's keeping me alive
I only miss you when I'm breathing!
Ay ay ay ay
Ay ay ay ay
I wanna see pictures of you leaning
I needs for walls, and on the ceiling
Gave you a kiss, but I'm dreaming
These crazy thoughts are so deceiving
You are the drug, I am fiening
Paradise that I'm so seeking
I'm still alive, hope there's a reason
Can't move my lips, but my heart's screaming
I only miss you when I'm breathing!
I only miss you when I'm breathing!
Without your love, don't know how I survive
It's you, it's you that's keeping me alive
I only miss you when I'm breathing!
Ay ay ay ay
Ay ay ay ay
Oh baby, I only miss you when I
I'm screaming at your name, but you don't answer me
I know I kissed your face, is this my fantasy?
Sound the alarm, tell everyone that I only miss you
I only miss you when I'm breathing!
I only miss you when I'm breathing!
Without your love, don't know how I survive
It's you, it's you that's keeping me alive
I only miss you when I'm breathing!
I only miss you when I'm breathing
Writer(s): Justin Franks, Jacob Luttrell, Jason Desrouleaux, Lauren Christy, Julian Bunetta, Author Unknown Composer
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Hipgnosis Songs Group
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