[Chorus] I'm still breathing But we've been dead for a while This sickness has no cure We're going down for sure Already lost our grip Best abandon ship, oh
[Chorus] I'm still breathing But we've been dead for a while This sickness has no cure We're going down for sure Oh, we've been diagnosed So let's give up the ghost 'Cause I'm still breathing But we've been dead for a while This sickness has no cure We're going down for sure Already lost our grip Best abandon ship, oh
[Outro] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh, I'm still breathing, I'm still breathing Oh
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“I’m Still Breathing” is about a love affair that has ended, leaving Katy heartbroken.
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David Stewart, co-writer of the song, said in an interview:
If you go to Katy Perry’s album, the one really sad and melancholy song on it is ‘I’m Still Breathing.’ It’s talking about a relationship, but it’s putting it into a strange context. It has lines like, ‘I’m still breathing, but we’ve been dead for a while.’ You know, ‘I think we’re losing grip, let’s abandon ship,’ and all that kind of funny imagery mixed together.