Lyrics
Can't Breath
Expressing difficulty in breathing, possibly metaphorical for emotional struggle.
Well I'm too tired to fall asleep
Feeling too exhausted to fall asleep, suggesting emotional or physical fatigue.
So I'll just lie here and watch you breath
Choosing to stay awake and observe someone else breathing, possibly reflecting on a relationship.
Push the hair back from your eyes
Tenderly moving the hair away from the person's eyes, a gesture of care and intimacy.
Gently push your lips to mine
Gently kissing the person, showing affection and closeness.
For sure with lots of care
Expressing a commitment to the relationship with care and consideration.
I'd do anything to keep you here
Willing to do anything to keep the person in the relationship.
One wrong step and you'll be gone
Fearful of making a wrong move that could jeopardize the relationship.
Like everything, I ever loved
Comparing the potential loss to previous experiences of losing things loved.
Bring this
Underscored urgency to "bring this," possibly referring to addressing issues in the relationship.
Hey without you why can't I
Pondering the inability to breathe or function properly without the person in question.
Breath
Reiteration of the struggle to breathe without the person.
Now that I know what you need
Understanding the needs of the person in the relationship.
Innocence is to nieve
Reflection on the idea that innocence is too naive, possibly referring to the complexities of relationships.
Try so hard to get the nerve
Struggling to find the courage to ask for what is deserved in the relationship.
But never get what I deserve
Frustration at not receiving what is believed to be deserved.
Sanctuary in your arms
Finding a sense of safety and refuge in the person's arms.
Cause I feel no one can do you harm
Believing that no harm can come to the person while in the relationship.
Feel your heart beat next to mine
Feeling the heartbeat of the person next to one's own, symbolizing emotional closeness.
Make a pass, your far behind
Feeling behind in the relationship, metaphorically represented as being "far behind."
Bring this
Reiteration of the urgent need to "bring this."
Hey without you why can't I
Continuation of the theme of struggling to breathe without the person.
Breath
Reiteration of the struggle to breathe without the person.
Well I'm too tired to fall asleep
Recurrence of the feeling of being too tired to fall asleep.
So I'll just lie here and watch you breath
Repeating the act of watching the person breathe while feeling exhausted.
Brush the hair back from your eyes
Repeating the tender action of brushing hair away from the person's eyes.
Gently push your lips to mine
Repeating the gesture of gently pushing lips to the person's, indicating ongoing affection.
For sure with lots of care
Reiterating commitment to the relationship with care and consideration.
I'd do anything to keep you here
Expressing a willingness to do anything to maintain the relationship.
One wrong step and you'll be gone
Reiterating the fear of making a wrong move that could lead to loss.
Like everything, I ever loved
Repeating the comparison of potential loss to past experiences of losing loved things.
Bring this
Repetition of the urgent plea to "bring this."
Hey without you why can't I
Reiteration of the difficulty in breathing or functioning without the person.
Breath
Final repetition of the struggle to breathe without the person.
Can't breath
Closing with a desperate assertion of the inability to breathe.
Bring this
Repetition of the urgent need to "bring this."
Hey without you why can't I
Continuation of the theme of struggling to breathe without the person.
Breath
Final repetition of the desperate struggle to breathe without the person.
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