Just Breathe Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Yes, I understand that every life must end, uh-huh
As we sit alone, I know someday we must go, uh-huh
Oh, I'm a lucky man to count on both hands the ones I love
Some folks just have one, yeah, others, they got none, uh-huh

[Refrain]
Stay with me, oh, let's just breathe
(Ooh-ooh)

[Verse 2]
Practiced all my sins, never gonna let me win, uh-huh
Under everythin', just another human bein', uh-huh
Yeah, I don't wanna hurt, there's so much in this world to make me bleed

[Refrain]
Stay with me, you're all I see

[Chorus]
Did I say that I need you?
Did I say that I want you?
Oh, if I didn't, I'm a fool, you see
No one knows this more than me

[Verse 3]
As I come clean
I wonder everyday, as I look upon your face, uh-huh
Everythin' you gave and nothin' you would take, uh-huh
[Refrain]
Nothin' you would take, everythin' you gave

[Chorus]
Did I say that I need you?
Oh, did I say that I want you?
Oh, if I didn't, I'm a fool, you see
No one knows this more than me
As I come clean, ah

[Post-Chorus]
(Ah)
(Ah-ah)

[Outro]
Nothin' you would take, everythin' you gave
Oh, hold me 'til I die, meet you on the other side

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Genius Annotation

A beautiful acoustic piece from Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam, released as a single from their Backspacer record. It turned into a bit of a sleeper hit for the band, charting well in the US and making it to number 1 in Poland, number 9 in Portugal, and number 30 in Canada. It was certified platinum in the US.

The meaning of the track is hotly debated amongst fans. Is it about death? Love? Marriage? Vedder told Rolling Stone it was “sentimentality,” without going into the underlying meaning.

Willie Nelson covered the song with accompanying music video in 2012.

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