Breathe Easy – English Lyrics

• By: Blue
• Album: Guilty

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depths of 'Breathe Easy' by Blue, a poignant ballad that delves into themes of love and regret. Explore how the song's heartfelt lyrics and soothing melody create a powerful narrative about longing and the struggle to move on, offering a chance to connect with the universal language of love and loss.

[English]

(gentle music)

♪ Cruel to the eye ♪

♪ I see the way he makes you smile ♪

♪ Cruel to the eye ♪

♪ Watchin' him hold what used to be mine ♪

♪ Why did I lie ♪

♪ Why did I walk away to find ♪

♪ Oh, why ♪

♪ Oh, why ♪

♪ I can't breathe easy ♪

♪ Can't sleep at night ♪

♪ 'Til you're by my side ♪

♪ No, I can't breathe easy ♪

♪ I can't dream yet another dream ♪

♪ Without you lying next to me, there's no air ♪

♪ Curse me inside ♪

♪ For every word that caused you to cry ♪

♪ Curse me inside ♪

♪ I won't forget, no, I won't baby I ♪

♪ Don't know why ♪

♪ Don't know why ♪

♪ I left the one I was looking to find ♪

♪ Oh, why ♪

♪ Oh, why ♪

♪ Why ♪

♪ I can't breathe easy ♪

♪ Can't sleep at night ♪

♪ 'Til you're by my side ♪

♪ No, I can't breathe easy ♪

♪ Breathe easy ♪

♪ I can't dream yet another dream ♪

♪ Without you lying next to me there's no air ♪

♪ No, I can't breathe easy ♪

♪ I can't dream yet another dream ♪

♪ Without you lying next to me, there's no air ♪

♪ Out of my mind ♪

♪ Nothing makes sense anymore ♪

♪ I want you back in my life ♪

♪ That's all I'm breathing for ♪

♪ Oh ♪

(gentle dramatic music)

♪ Tell me why ♪

♪ Oh, tell me why ♪

♪ I can't dream yet another dream ♪

♪ Without you lying next to me, there's no air ♪

♪ No, no, no ♪

♪ No, I can't breathe easy ♪

♪ Can't sleep at night ♪

♪ 'Til you're by my side ♪

♪ Yeah, I can't breathe easy ♪

♪ No, I ♪

♪ I can't dream yet another dream ♪

♪ Without you lying next to me, there's no air ♪

♪ There's no air ♪

(gentle music)

Key Grammar Structures

• I see the way he "makes" you smile

  ➔ Simple present tense (third‑person singular –s)

  ➔ The verb "makes" takes –s because its subject "he" is third‑person singular.

• "Why" did I lie

  ➔ Past simple interrogative with auxiliary *did*

  ➔ "Did" is the past‑tense auxiliary; the main verb stays in its base form "lie".

• I "can't" breathe easy

  ➔ Modal verb *can* in negative form (can't)

  ➔ "Can't" = "cannot"; it expresses inability or lack of permission.

• I can't dream "yet" another dream

  ➔ Adverb *yet* meaning “still” placed after the verb

  ➔ "Yet" emphasizes that the action has not happened up to now.

• "Without" you lying next to me, "there's" no air

  ➔ Existential clause *there is/there's* + prepositional phrase *without + gerund*

  ➔ "There’s" introduces the existence of "no air"; "without" starts a clause with a gerund phrase "you lying…".

• I "won't" forget, no, I "won't" baby I

  ➔ Future simple negative with contraction *won't* (will not)

  ➔ "Won't" = "will not"; it expresses a firm intention not to do something in the future.

• I left the one I "was looking" to find

  ➔ Past simple main clause + past continuous in a relative clause

  ➔ "Was looking" shows an ongoing action in the past that is described inside the relative clause "the one I was looking to find".

• Nothing "makes" sense anymore

  ➔ Present simple with singular indefinite pronoun *nothing* (subject‑verb agreement)

  ➔ "Makes" takes –s because the subject "nothing" is treated as singular.

• "Tell" me why

  ➔ Imperative sentence with a direct object

  ➔ "Tell" is a command; the speaker asks the listener to give an explanation.