Barely Breathing -- Duncan Sheik

Charted: 1996+
Peaked at #16
Atlantic -- 87027
Written by Duncan Sheik
From the album "Duncan Sheik"
B-Side "Home"
Cassette -- 4:15

I know what you're doing
I see it all too clear
I only taste the saline
When I kiss away your tears
You really had me going
Wishing on a star
But, the black holes that surround you
Are heavier by far

I believed in your confusion
So completely torn
Well, it must have been that yesterday
Was the day that I was born
There's not much to examine
There's nothing left to hide
You really can't be serious
If you have to ask me why
I say goodbye

Chorus:
'Cause, I am barely breathing
And I can't find the air
Don't know who I'm kidding
Imagining you care
And I could stand here waiting
A fool for another day
I don't suppose it's worth the price
Worth the price
The price that I will pay

Everyone keeps asking
What's it all about
I used to be so certain and
I can't figure out
What is this attraction
I only feel the pain
There's nothing left to reason
And only you to blame
Will it ever change

Chorus

But, I'm thinking it over anyway
I'm thinking it over anyway, oh

I've come to find
I may never know
Your changing mind
Is it friend or foe
I rise above or sink below
With every time you come and go
Please, don't come and go

Chorus

But, I'm thinking it over anyway
I'm thinking it over anyway, oh, oh
I know what you're doing
I see it all too clear