I Need Air
Angela Hunte Lyrics

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(I need air)

Electrify my body
And you're making me feel like I'm so electric
Everything you do is making me blow-blow-blow
Don't know what to do about it
Can't seem not to live without it
All I wanna do is just know-know-know

You suffocate my mind
And now my atmosphere is crowded
And you being here is making me blow-blow-blow
You penetrate my space
And now I'm looking outta place
And you're making it hard for me, I need air

I breathe air
I breathe air
I breathe air
I breathe air

Kaleidoscope of colors that you bring to me
You're freaking out my energy
I'm losing and you're making me low-low-low
Don't know what to do about it, you and I can't live without it
All I wanna do is just go-go-go
You smother my emotions
Now I'm driving in your ocean
And I'm running and I'm feeling like I don't care
Penetrate my space
And now you're looking outta place
'Cause you're making this hard for me, I need air

I breathe air
I breathe air
And you're taking my air
I breathe air
I breathe air

Making my body so erotic
It's making my body so erotic

I breathe air
I breathe air

You penetrate my space
And now I'm looking outta place
And you're making it hard for me, I need air

I breathe air (I breathe air)
I breathe air
Yeah,
I breathe air
Can you feel it, yeah
I breathe air
And you're taking my air

Yeah,
Air
And you're taking my air
Yeah,
(I need air)

And you're taking my air

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Angela Hunte's "I Need Air" express a feeling of suffocation caused by an overpowering love interest. The singer compares her lover's effect on her to electricity, as their presence electrifies her body and excites her energy. She feels so dependent on their love that she can't seem to live without it. However, the intimacy that they share touches every inch of her being and takes her breath away, leaving her to feel suffocated and short of "air." She goes on to describe her kaleidoscope of emotions and feelings that this love interest brings up in her, but also how they smother and suffocate her. The singer concludes that it's time for her to take a step back and breathe some fresh air for a change.

One interpretation of the song's lyrics could be seen as an allegory to addiction, where the love interest is like a drug that makes the singer feel on top of the world and yet leaves her feeling lost and suffocated. The references to being electric or erotic could be seen as the highs that addictive substances can produce. Overall, the lyrics paint a picture of a distressing and volatile love dynamic where the singer is struggling to breathe and reclaim her independence.

Line by Line Meaning

Electrify my body
Your touch excites me

And you're making me feel like I'm so electric
Your presence is energizing me

Everything you do is making me blow-blow-blow
Your actions are leaving me speechless and overwhelmed

Don't know what to do about it
I'm unsure how to handle my feelings for you

Can't seem not to live without it
I can't imagine my life without you in it

All I wanna do is just know-know-know
I want to understand these intense emotions I have for you

You suffocate my mind
My thoughts are consumed by you

And now my atmosphere is crowded
Your presence is overwhelming me

You being here is making me blow-blow-blow
Being around you is leaving me speechless and overwhelmed

You penetrate my space
You invade my personal space

And now I'm looking outta place
I feel uncomfortable and displaced

And you're making it hard for me, I need air
Your suffocating presence is making it difficult for me to breathe and think clearly

Kaleidoscope of colors that you bring to me
Your influence on my life is bringing a variety of vibrant changes

You're freaking out my energy
You're causing me to have intense emotional and physical reactions

I'm losing and you're making me low-low-low
Your absence or distance is causing me to feel down and defeated

Don't know what to do about it, you and I can't live without it
I'm unsure how to handle my dependence on you

All I wanna do is just go-go-go
I want to run away from my feelings for you

You smother my emotions
Your presence and actions are overwhelming my feelings and emotions

Now I'm driving in your ocean
I'm getting swept away in the intensity of our relationship

And I'm running and I'm feeling like I don't care
I'm trying to escape my emotions for you because it's too overwhelming

And now you're looking outta place
You appear uncomfortable and out of place

'Cause you're making this hard for me, I need air
Your overwhelming presence is making it difficult for me to breathe and think clearly

Making my body so erotic
Your presence is arousing me

I breathe air
I need to breathe to survive

And you're taking my air
Your overwhelming presence is taking away my ability to breathe and think clearly

Can you feel it, yeah
Are you aware of how you're affecting me?

Air
The oxygen necessary for my survival

(I need air)
Your presence is suffocating me and I need to breathe

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ADEBENGA ADEJUMO, ANGELA HUNTE, ARTHUR SMITH, OLIVER JONES

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Electrify my body
And you're making me feel like I'm so electric
Everything you do is making me blow-blow-blow
Don't know what to do about it
Can't seem not to live without it
All I wanna do is just know-know-know
You suffocate my mind
And now my atmosphere is crowded
And you being here is making me blow-blow-blow
You penetrate my space
And now I'm looking outta place
And you're making it hard for me, I need air
I breathe air
I breathe air
I breathe air
I breathe air
Kaleidoscope of colors that you bring to me
You're freaking out my energy
I'm losing and you're making me low-low-low
Don't know what to do about it, you and I can't live without it
All I wanna do is just go-go-go
You smother my emotions
Now I'm driving in your ocean
And I'm running and I'm feeling like I don't care
Penetrate my space
And now you're looking outta place
'Cause you're making this hard for me, I need air
I breathe air
I breathe air
And you're taking my air
I breathe air
I breathe air
Making my body so erotic
It's making my body so erotic
I breathe air
I breathe air
You penetrate my space
And now I'm looking outta place
And you're making it hard for me, I need air
I breathe air (I breathe air)
I breathe air
Yeah,
I breathe air
Can you feel it, yeah
I breathe air
And you're taking my air
Yeah,
Air
And you're taking my air
Yeah,
(I need air)
And you're taking my air