Breathing – English Lyrics

• By: Jason Derulo
• Album: Future History

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I only miss you when I'm breathing

I only need you when my heart is beating

You are the color that I'm bleeding

I only miss you when I'm breathing

This ain't no ordinary feeling

You are the only thing that I believe in

I know you're coming back to me

And I will be waiting here for you 'til the end

I only miss you when I'm breathing!

I only miss you when I'm breathing!

Without your love, don't know how I'll survive

It's you, it's you that's keeping me alive

I only miss you when I'm breathing!

...

Oh I see pictures of you leaving

On these four walls and on the ceiling

Gave you a kiss, but I am dreaming

These crazy thoughts are so deceiving

You are the drug I am needing

Paradise that I'm still seeking

I'm still alive, hope there's a reason

Can't move my lips, but my heart is screaming

I only miss you when I'm breathing!

I only miss you when I'm breathing!

Without your love, don't know how I'll survive

It's you, it's you that's keeping me alive

I only miss you when I'm breathing!

...

Oh baby, I only miss you when I

I'm screaming out your name, but you don't answer me

I know I kissed your face, it's this my fantasy

So sound the alarm, tell everyone that I only miss you

I only miss you when I'm breathing

...

I only miss you when I'm breathing

Without your love, don't know how I'll survive

It's you, it's you that's keeping me alive

I only miss you when I'm breathing

I only miss you when I'm breathing

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
miss /mɪs/ A1	verb - to feel the absence of someone or something
breathe /briːð/ A1	verb - to take air into the lungs and then expel it noun - the act of breathing; inhalation and exhalation
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential or important
heart /hɑːt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body; the centre of emotion
beat /biːt/ A2	verb - to strike repeatedly; to pulsate noun - a rhythmic unit in music; a regular pulsation
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living; existing
color /ˈkʌl.ɚ/ A2	noun - the visual property of objects produced by light, described by hue
bleed /bliːd/ B1	verb - to lose blood from the body; to flow like blood
ordinary /ˈɔːrdənəri/ B1	adjective - normal; not special or unusual
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state or reaction
belief /bɪˈliːf/ B2	noun - an acceptance that something exists or is true
survive /sərˈvaɪv/ B2	verb - to continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship
picture /ˈpɪktʃər/ B1	noun - a visual representation of something; an image
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep; a strong desire verb - to experience dreams while sleeping; to imagine something desired
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - extremely enthusiastic or irrational; mentally unsound
thought /θɔːt/ B1	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking
deceive /dɪˈsiːv/ C1	verb - to cause someone to believe something that is not true
drug /drʌg/ B2	noun - a substance used for medical treatment or for its psychoactive effects
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to shout loudly, especially in fear or pain noun - a loud, sharp cry

Key Grammar Structures

• I only miss you when I'm breathing

  ➔ Present Continuous with time clause (when)

  ➔ The phrase "when **I'm breathing**" uses the present continuous to show an action happening at the same time as the main verb "miss".

• You are the color that I'm bleeding

  ➔ Relative clause with "that"

  ➔ The clause "that **I'm bleeding**" is a relative clause that describes the noun "color".

• This ain't no ordinary feeling

  ➔ Double negative (informal)

  ➔ The combination "ain't **no**" forms a double negative, which is common in informal speech.

• You are the only thing that I believe in

  ➔ Relative clause with preposition at the end

  ➔ The clause "that **I believe in**" is a relative clause where the preposition "in" appears at the end.

• And I will be waiting here for you 'til the end

  ➔ Future Continuous

  ➔ "will be **waiting**" expresses an action that will be ongoing at a future time.

• Without your love, don't know how I'll survive

  ➔ Embedded (indirect) question

  ➔ "how **I'll survive**" is an indirect question embedded after the verb "know".

• Oh I see pictures of you leaving

  ➔ Gerund after preposition

  ➔ "you **leaving**" uses the gerund form after the preposition "of".

• Can't move my lips, but my heart is screaming

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" + present continuous

  ➔ "**Can't** move" expresses inability, and "is **screaming**" is a present continuous describing an ongoing feeling.

• So sound the alarm, tell everyone that I only miss you

  ➔ Imperative sentence

  ➔ "sound" and "tell" are verbs used in the imperative mood to give commands.