Lyrics to
Barely Breathing

This version of Barely Breathing was released by Duncan Sheik in 1996.

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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 going
Wishing on a star
The black holes that surround you
Are heavier by far

I believed in your confusion
So completely torn
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 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
It’s worth the price, the price
That I would pay, yeah yeah, yeah

Everyone keeps asking
What’s it all about?
I used to be so certain
Now 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
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
It’s worth the price, the price
That I would pay, yeah yeah, yeah
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
But I don’t suppose it’s worth the price
It’s worth the price, the price
That I would pay, yeah yeah, yeah
But I’m thinking it over anyway
I’m thinking it over anyway

Well, I know what you’re doing
I see it all too clear

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