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It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing Lyrics
Hope life's been good to you since you've been gone
I'm doin' fine now, I've finally moved on
It's not so bad, I'm not that sad
I'm not surprised just how well I survived
I'm over the worst and I feel so alive
I can't complain, I'm free again
And it only hurts when I'm breathing
My heart only breaks when it's beating
My dreams only die when I'm dreaming
So, I hold my breath
To forget
Don't think I'm lyin' 'round cryin' at night
There's no need to worry, I'm really all right
I've never looked back, as a matter of fact
And it only hurts when I'm breathing
My heart only breaks when it's beating
My dreams only die when I'm dreaming
So, I hold my breath
To forget
It only hurts when I breathe
Mmm, no, I've never looked back, as a matter fact
And it only hurts when I'm breathing (When I'm breathing)
My heart only breaks when it's beating (When it's beating)
My dreams only die when I'm dreaming
So, I hold my breath
To forget
It only hurts (Hurts when I'm breathing)
My heart only breaks (Breaks when it's beating)
Dream only die (Die when I'm dreaming)
It only hurts when I breathe
I'm doin' fine now, I've finally moved on
It's not so bad, I'm not that sad
I'm over the worst and I feel so alive
I can't complain, I'm free again
My heart only breaks when it's beating
My dreams only die when I'm dreaming
So, I hold my breath
To forget
There's no need to worry, I'm really all right
I've never looked back, as a matter of fact
My heart only breaks when it's beating
My dreams only die when I'm dreaming
So, I hold my breath
To forget
My heart only breaks when it's beating (When it's beating)
My dreams only die when I'm dreaming
So, I hold my breath
To forget
My heart only breaks (Breaks when it's beating)
Dream only die (Die when I'm dreaming)
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this song its so sad! its about how shes surviving without him but barely....
This song to me explains exactly the way I feel every day and everynight. Someone very very close to me died and this is just how I feel all of the time.
And it only hurts when I'm breathing My heart only breaks when it's beating My dreams only die when I'm dreaming So, I hold my breath To forget
wow!!!
The lyrics are amazing. All the contradictions are great.
Shania is breathtaking. this is just how people feel when bad things happen. everyone does it--when you're upset you always tell everyone that you are fine--but inside you're aching and you feel terrible. I LOVE SHANIA TWAIN!!!
This song truly touches me to the point where it feels like it was written just for me. The chorus basically means that she`s in pain every second of her life that she is not with this guy . . . something I can really relate to right now, unfortunately.
this song makes me cry.
Heart-touching and full of emation - in every part of this song... the words, the way she sings it, the instrumentation... I wonder if she wrote it thinking of how she lost her parents in the car accident. This reminds me of how I can sometimes feel when I lost my father at the age of 19 to cancer. You miss someone, but have to move on, you have no choice, but that won't stop the pain.... Thank you Shania for helping express these kinds of feelings into words, song, and our hearts....
I absolutely agree with the post above me. Shania has the voice of an angel, and she knows exactly which heartstrings to pull. Love you, Shania. You are the best.