Barely Breathing

(lyrics and music by Duncan Sheik)

 I know what you’re doing, I see it all to clear
 I only taste the saline when I kiss away your tears
 You really had me going, wishing on a star
 But the black holes that surround you are heavier by far

 I believed in your confusion, you were so completely torn
 Well it must have been that yesterday was the day that I was born
 There’s not much to examine, there’s nothing left to hide
 You really can’t be serious if you have to ask me why

 I say good-bye...

 ‘Cause I am barely breathing
 And I can’t find the air
 I don’t know who I’m kidding
 Imagining you care
 And I could stand here waiting
 A fool for another day
 But I don’t suppose it’s worth the price, worth the price
 The price that I would pay

 Everyone keeps asking, what’s it all about?
 I used to be so certain and I can’t figure out
 What is this attraction? I only feel the pain
 There’s nothing left to reason and only you to blame Will it ever
change?
 

 ‘Cause I am barely breathing
 And I can’t find the air
 I don’t know who I’m kidding
 Imagining you care
 And I could stand here waiting
 A fool for another day
 But I don’t suppose it’s worth the price, worth the price
 The price that I would pay
 But I’m thinking it over anyway...
 

 I’ve come to find
 I may never know
 Your changing mind
 Is it friend or foe?

 I rise above
 Or sink below
 With every time
 You come and go
 Please don’t come and go

 ‘Cause I am barely breathing
 And I can’t find the air
 I don’t know who I’m kidding
 Imagining you care
 And I could stand here waiting
 A fool for another day
 But I don’t suppose it’s worth the price, worth the price
 The price that I would pay
 But I’m thinking it over anyway...
 
 

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