Breathing Underwater Lyrics

Lyric discussion by hobbes123 

Cover art for Breathing Underwater lyrics by Metric

Anyone else think she's saying "I'm the weight, you're the kite" ?

"Wind" makes more sense, but if that's really what she's singing, she's pronouncing it really weird.

Anyways, I don't have a great grasp of what this song is about. The only thing I can pick out from it is that there's a sense of not being where you belong.

"Breathing underwater" suggests that in itself. The phrase "fish out of water" comes to mind.

"Out of place all the time/In a world that wasn't mine to take" - more on feeling out of place, not belonging.

I dunno, that's all I've got. This song is absolutely beautiful.

The official lyric music video confirms that the correct lyric is "I'm the weight": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkcRYdUV9e8&feature=player_detailpage#t=27s