There's a storm coming up and I gotta prepare myself
'Cause this feeling's getting stronger everyday
Something's creeping inside
Everything is about to change
Gotta face the fact that I can't walk away

This is critical, I'm feeling helpless
So hysterical, that this can't be healthy
I can't eat or sleep when you're not with me
Baby, you're the air I breathe
This is critical, yeah
So stuck on you

Used to have everything figured out
But it's different now
When you came, you saw
You conquered my heart
It's your laugh and your smile
Wanna stay for a little while
I don't wanna go, I just want you in my arms

This is critical, I'm feeling helpless
So hysterical, that this can't be healthy
I can't eat or sleep when you're not with me
Baby, you're the air I breathe
This is critical, yeah
So stuck on you

Used to run and hide
Used to bend our love
But I can't escape this time
Oh,no

This is critical, I am feeling helpless
So hysterical, that this can't be healthy
I can't eat or sleep when you're not with me
You're the air I breathe
This is critical, yeah

Baby, it's so critical (critical)
It's so critical (critical)
Yeah, I don't like it
It's so critical (critical)
Yeah, so stuck on you


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Critical Lyrics as written by Niclas Aake Molinder Johan Carl Axel Alkenas

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    General Comment

    Something's creeping inside

    everything is about to change

    got to face the fact that I can't walk away

    This is critical I amm feeling helpless So hysterical And this can't be healthy

    I can't eat or sleep when you not with me

    Used to have everything figured out but it's different now

    when you came you saw you conquered my heart

    It's you laugh and smile wanna stay for a little while

    I don't wanna I just want you in my arms.

    This is critical

    And I'm feeling helpless So hysterical And this can't be healthy

    I can't eat or sleep when your not with me

    baby your the air I breathe

    This is critical......Yeah

    So stuck on you

    used to run and hide, used to back out of love

    but I can't escape this time....No

    This is critical i am feeling helpless

    so hysterical

    and this can't be healthy

    I can't eat or sleep when your not with me

    your the air i breathe

    this is critical... Yea

    baby it's so critical, critical

    and I like it

    baby its so critical, so critical Yeah

    So stuck on you

    Tried to make it out a bit more :)

    gildedbutterflyon July 15, 2010   Link
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    Song Meaning

    The couple's broken up, but the boy wants her back. By saying about a storm coming, he's referring to inside him. He feels so much emotion inside it's like a storm. He wants her back in his arms moore than anything and won't forget about her. Obviously the girl broke up with him, perhaps her feelings for him faded.

    nevershoutemilyxoon August 04, 2010   Link
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    General Comment

    I really like this song. It really shows how they've grown as a band :)

    Agee436on August 31, 2010   Link
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    General Comment

    I personally don't see the "couple's broken up" image.

    I actually think it's about falling in love, but after not ever feeling committed before, and even being afraid and running away from love in other relationships, he's realizing he's passed a point of no return. It's become serious, critical, and it's scary but it's unstoppable and wondrous.

    -Pie

    EatingPieon October 04, 2010   Link
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    I think it's about falling so hard in love when trying so hard not fall in love. This song made me a permanent fan. I just love that line, "It's your laugh and your smile, wanna stay for a little while?"

    Prowler Kidon December 07, 2010   Link
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    General Comment

    This song about being afraid to jump in and fall in love. It's critical, not just emotionally, but this boy is claiming he needs her to be alive at all

    mathenyon May 29, 2011   Link
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    best song in the world. heard it from Nick Jonas and I love it can't stop listening to it.. its like it has something to do with being afriad to fall in love because he doesnt wanna be heartbroken, and its like his relationship is critical.. its sad but at the same time understandable

    TabithaLouiseBon September 12, 2011   Link

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