Barely Breathing

Album: Duncan Sheik (1996)
Charted: 16
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  • I know what you're doing, I see it all too clear
    I only taste the saline when I kiss away your tears
    You really had me goin', wishing on a star
    The black holes that surround you are heavier by far
    I believed in your confusion, you were so completely torn
    It must've been that yesterday was the day that I was born
    There's not much to examine, nothing left to hide
    You really can't be serious
    If you have to ask me why I say goodbye

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

    And 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
    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
    Don't know who I'm kidding
    Imagining you care
    And I could stand here waiting
    A fool for another day
    I don't suppose it's worth the price
    You're worth the price, the price that I would pay

    But I'm thinking it over anyway
    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
    Don't know who I'm kidding
    Imagining you care
    And I could stand here waiting
    A fool for another day
    I don't suppose it's worth the price
    You're worth the price, the price that I would pay

    But I'm thinking it over anyway
    I'm thinking it over anyway

    And I know what you're doin'
    I see it all too clear Writer/s: Duncan Sheik
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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