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I Can't Breathe

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I Can't Breathe Lyrics

You don't rush
you don't want
you don't push
you don't need
and I can't breathe
I can't breathe

so I fall, but you don't hurt
and I run to not fall
and I can't breathe
I can't breathe

and it's so
and I wanna cry but I don't wanna scare you
'cause you're so soft and you move slow
and you're not green but you're growing up
I can't breathe

and I can't believe that I might be

you
I want
you
love
love again

I can't breathe, I can't breathe
around you

I can't breathe around you

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crystalcastles On Apr 18, 2010

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cce-matin-la

2014-09-01 06:30:02

ghostwhowalks

2014-07-18 15:45:58

ghostwhowalks

2014-07-18 15:45:49

johnsstar

2013-09-15 05:42:15

CrystalCastles

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2010-04-18 16:21:52

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Cover art for I Can't Breathe lyrics by Sharon Van Etten

by cce-matin-la

11y ago

whoever put these lyrics here are completely wrong....... this isn't even the same song

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Cover art for I Can't Breathe lyrics by Sharon Van Etten

by cce-matin-la

11y ago

these are the lyrics to all i can. the original lyrics used to be on here, but you messed it up :/

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