I'll Hold My Breath

This is my favorite song by Ellie. It's so upbeat and gives off such a hopeful feeling. I feel like she's encouraging this person she's in love with to go live life while she's not around-- to do things they probably wouldn't do normally. She wants them to "reassure" her that when they're ready for a relationship, they'll tell her, because she'll wait for them if they wait for her. It's a really sweet sentiment.

Great song, pretty lyrics. Reminds me of a long distance relationship. Travelling, experiencing, coming and leaving, defying odds, doubts, reassurance. It's all there.

I love this song. one of my faves off the album, it's amazing.

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everyone on the net has these lyrics wrong the ending part is :

I'm here I am here to take you I'll swim, I will swim to save you No fall, I am here to catch you. I'll swim, I will swim to save you

Line 3: You crash a CYMBAL hard

I think she's anticipating a relationship with this person and hoping that he feels the same way. She'll do anything for him, even wait for this person.

Breathe air you're not used to, tread floors you don't fall through Make waves You crash a cymbal hard Follow no one, always play the wrong card Waste days, in foreign places Shed lights, on your better side Reassure me that you'll wait for me, wait for me as long as it takes

And I'll hold my breath, I'll hold my breath

Until you see me in your dreams We'll stay awake beneath the trees We'll watch the buildings turn to dust A sky of diamonds just for us You are the risk I'll always take The only branch I'll never break Those fears we'll blow them all way we'll blow them all away

Fight fires in your best clothes, touch skin with your eyes closed Chase thunder With the volume down Pack a suitcase, wander to the next town Force quit, on your losing streak Solve a riddle in a magazine, be tongue in cheek Tell me that we're still too young, that we're still too young and I'll hold my tongue

Until you see me in your dreams We'll stay awake beneath the trees We'll watch the buildings turn to dust A sky of diamonds just for us You are the risk I'll always take The only branch I'll never break Those fears we'll blow them all way (we'll blow them all away)

I'm here, I am here to take you I'll swim, I will swim to save you No fall, I am here to catch you I'll swim, I will swim to save...

Until you see me in your dreams We'll stay awake beneath the trees We'll watch the buildings turn to dust A sky of diamonds just for us You are the risk I'll always take The only branch I'll never break Those fears we'll blow them all way (we'll blow them all away)

THESE ARE THE RIGHT LYRICS.

"Breathe air you're not used to, tread floors you don't fall through Make waves You crash a cymbal hard Follow no one, always play the wrong card Waste days, in foreign places Shed lights, on your better side Reassure me that you'll wait for me, wait for me as long as it takes"

This stanza, to me, is all about experience new and good things. It's exciting and different, and when she asks the person to wait for her, it seems as though this might be something new that she's expecting or asking for.

"And I'll hold my breath, I'll hold my breath"

I think this is one of the more important lines in the song (it is the title) and it's about waiting, which is what the song seems to be about. The theme and idea of waiting is seen throughout, not just when she says "wait for me", but also in the chorus.

"Until you see me in your dreams We'll stay awake beneath the trees We'll watch the buildings turn to dust A sky of diamonds just for us"

This is about wonder and waiting, how powerful their love could be. It is a speculation at this point, something that hasn't happened, but will eventually.

"You are the risk I'll always take The only branch I'll never break Those fears we'll blow them all way we'll blow them all away"

This is where she affirms how much she loves who ever she's talking to. The only one she'll do all these things for.

"Fight fires in your best clothes, touch skin with your eyes closed Chase thunder With the volume down Pack a suitcase, wander to the next town Force quit, on your losing streak Solve a riddle in a magazine, be tongue in cheek Tell me that we're still too young, that we're still too young and I'll hold my tongue"

This is similar to the first stanza, doing things that are odd and out of the norm, but seem fantastical and wondrous. The last line hints to wanting again — waiting till their older to be together, and even though she disagrees with this, she'll hold her tongue, probably out of respect and love for the other person.

"I'm here, I am here to take you I'll swim, I will swim to save you No fall, I am here to catch you I'll swim, I will swim to save..."

This stanza, to me, is a reassurance, tackling the issues of 'being too young' and waiting, for even if they are too young and need to wait, she'll be there, willing to do what she needs to in order to save her lover.

This song is awesome and I love it, it's very simple but holds a lot of power and wonder.