he could be making a reference to the little mermaid/any other merpeople-regular people love story with "...i can't breathe underwater like i used to...".
as i recall, a mermaid (merman?) and man (or woman) can't be together unless the mer-person makes the sacrifice of living on land for the rest of their life.
but then, i haven't seen the little mermaid since i was, you know, 6.
he could be making a reference to the little mermaid/any other merpeople-regular people love story with "...i can't breathe underwater like i used to...".
as i recall, a mermaid (merman?) and man (or woman) can't be together unless the mer-person makes the sacrifice of living on land for the rest of their life.
but then, i haven't seen the little mermaid since i was, you know, 6.