AIR I BREATHE
Breathing Love: Sophie Blair's Poetic Ode to Connection
Lyrics
Could you slow motion me
Expressing a desire for a slowed-down interaction or moment.
I need to come down
Seeking a need to calm down or relax.
We're at the movie scene
Describing a scene reminiscent of a dramatic moment in a movie.
where everyone drowns
Alluding to a situation where everyone seems overwhelmed or in distress.
I'm in love with you and I'm telling everybody I see
Expressing love and the desire to share it openly with others.
'cause they see me light up like a room when you talk to me
Highlighting the positive impact of a person's presence, making the speaker visibly happy.
It's fine you're just the air I breathe
Acknowledging the importance of the person as essential as the air the speaker breathes.
We'll let these city views
Describing the city views as potentially harsh but emphasizing resilience.
cut us till we're small
Suggesting that challenges won't diminish the speaker's connection.
Feel my way towards you
Navigating towards the person with a tactile metaphor, implying trust and security.
'cause you don't let me fall
Expressing confidence in the person's ability to support and prevent a fall.
I'm in love with you and I tell you so much it must be
Reiterating love and the frequency of expressing it, acknowledging potential skepticism.
hard not to roll your eyes these days when you talk to me
Recognizing the possibility of the person finding the speaker's expressions repetitive.
It's fine you're just the air I breathe
Reiterating the person's significance, likening them to the air the speaker breathes.
And I don't know why
Expressing confusion about why the person invests time in the speaker.
you let me waste your time and I'm
Acknowledging the speaker's tendency to consume the person's time.
just like a moth caught in your light
Using a moth metaphor to describe the speaker's attraction and vulnerability to the person's light.
tryna say it right
Expressing an intention to articulate feelings correctly.
I might this time
Indicating determination to express feelings accurately this time.
I'll try some new perfume
Mentioning a symbolic act of change or improvement.
and sleep in my clothes
Alluding to vulnerability by sleeping in clothes, possibly indicating intimacy.
Hold on tight to you
Emphasizing the importance of holding on tightly to the person.
'cause you're the best thing I know
Affirming the person as the best thing in the speaker's life.
I'm in love with you and I'm telling everybody I see
Repeating the theme of openly expressing love to others.
'cause they see me light up like a room when you talk to me
Highlighting the visible joy experienced when the person communicates.
It's fine you're just the air I breathe
Reiterating the person's significance as vital as the air the speaker breathes.
And I don't know why
Repeating confusion about the person's investment of time in the speaker.
you let me waste your time and I'm
Acknowledging the speaker's tendency to consume the person's time.
just like a moth caught in your light
Using a moth metaphor to describe the speaker's persistent attraction and vulnerability.
tryna say it right
Expressing an intention to articulate feelings correctly.
I might this time
Indicating determination to express feelings accurately this time.
And I don't know why
Repeating confusion about the person's investment of time in the speaker.
you let me waste your time and I'm
Acknowledging the speaker's tendency to consume the person's time.
just like a moth caught in your light
Using a moth metaphor to describe the speaker's persistent attraction and vulnerability.
And I'll say it right
Expressing an intention to articulate feelings correctly.
I might this time
Indicating determination to express feelings accurately this time.
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