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Can't Breathe Lyrics
It's been 37 days
Since you turned and walked away
Baby, you were foolish
You were wrong
You should've made it better
You broke the promise you made
'Cause you were jealous and afraid
Baby, I was rising
You let me down
We should've stood together
Now I can't breathe without my baby
I can't sleep if all I'm dreaming is you
Can't you see I've got no air without you
I can't breathe,
I can't breathe
So I cracked and called you today
And the tears froze on my face
'Cause you said we were over
You were so cold
We should've been forever
Now I can't breathe without my baby
I can't sleep if all I'm dreaming is you
Can't you see I've got no air without you
Now I can't breathe,
I can't breathe
We could have everything
But all we got is heartache and pain
I cannot catch my breath
It's getting harder to speak
You should be proud of me
But you're too insecure and too vain
We should've been forever
I wanted you forever
Now I can't breathe without my baby
I can't sleep if all I'm dreaming is you
Can't you see I've got no air without you
I can't breathe,
I can't breathe
(Why couldn't you just understand?
All I wanna do is hold your hand
Why couldn't we walk hand-in-hand?
Why couldn't you just be a man?
Why couldn't you just understand?
All I wanna do is hold your hand)
Since you turned and walked away
Baby, you were foolish
You were wrong
You should've made it better
'Cause you were jealous and afraid
Baby, I was rising
You let me down
We should've stood together
I can't sleep if all I'm dreaming is you
Can't you see I've got no air without you
I can't breathe,
I can't breathe
And the tears froze on my face
'Cause you said we were over
You were so cold
We should've been forever
I can't sleep if all I'm dreaming is you
Can't you see I've got no air without you
Now I can't breathe,
I can't breathe
But all we got is heartache and pain
I cannot catch my breath
It's getting harder to speak
You should be proud of me
But you're too insecure and too vain
I wanted you forever
I can't sleep if all I'm dreaming is you
Can't you see I've got no air without you
I can't breathe,
I can't breathe
All I wanna do is hold your hand
Why couldn't we walk hand-in-hand?
Why couldn't you just be a man?
Why couldn't you just understand?
All I wanna do is hold your hand)
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I see the song as being about a person who is hurt by the breakup with a lover and feels lost and heartbroken.
It seems like she still wants it to work with her ex. He let her down and she’s still heartbroken but she still isn’t over it and wants to keep trying, but he’s being too insecure, he wasn’t proud of her, was jealous, he can’t see that they could be “forever” because of his vanity and issues. Seems like she’d give it another chance or she’s going to just get through the breakup with someone she thought was going to be her forever