Breathe Me In
Candlebox Lyrics

You came out of nowhere, and our eyes collide
When we met unexpectedly and our eyes met, it felt like a wall collapsing and a crushing tide.

Like a wall collapsing, a crushing tide
The unexpected meeting and eye-contact felt like a powerful and overwhelming force.

And I saw you laughing, and I saw your smile
When we first met, your laughter and smile made me feel both anxious and ecstatic.

It made me anxious baby, it made me high
Your presence made me feel both nervous and excited at the same time.

You ask I answer no, that seat's been removed
When you asked me a question, I had to say no, but I realized that I had already given up control to you like a deep-rooted tree or an artist's muse.

You're a deep-rooted tree, an artist's muse
Your influence over me feels like I'm rooted in something deep and meaningful like a tree, or like I'm an artist inspired by you as my muse.

I watch you listen, and I watch you share
I observe how you listen and communicate with others, and it makes me see you as someone I am drawn towards.

You make me want more
Being around you makes me crave more of you, your attention, and your love.

And you make me scared
At the same time, wanting more of you also scares me because of how much power you have over me.

You're so much more than I'd ever hoped
You exceed all my expectations of what I had hoped for in a partner or a friend.

So won't you breathe
I am asking you to breathe, symbolizing you sharing your essence with me or connecting with me on a deeper level.

Oh won't you breathe
Repeating my request for you to breathe as a form of emphasis and desire to connect with you deeply.

Breathe me in
I want you to breathe me in, symbolizing a desire to merge with you or for you to take in my essence like air.

So I am whole
When you breathe me in, I feel like I am complete, and my life is given meaning.

We're miles from home, we're one another's tribe
Although we may be far from our homes, we find belonging and kinship in each other.

An autumn season in a summer's time
Our relationship seems like an unexpected pairing of two different seasons, where autumn and summer overlap, but still work together.

And I watch you circle
I observe you move and dance around me, and it feels joyful and mesmerizing.

And baby I watch you fall
At the same time, seeing you fall or fail feels like a deep and upsetting loss for me.

You make me feel what I thought I could never feel at all
Being with you makes me experience emotions that I thought I was incapable of, and it opens me up to new possibilities.

Let it out, let it go, OK to breathe
I urge you to let your inhibitions go, and just breathe and express yourself without fear or hesitation.

So much more than
Repeating the phrase from earlier, emphasizing how much more you mean to me than I ever thought possible.

Oh, let it out let it go OK to breathe
Repeating my plea for you to breathe and to let go because it's okay and safe to do so around me.

So much more than I had ever hoped
Repeating again how much you exceed my expectations of what I thought was possible.

Oh won't you breathe me in
Repeating my earlier request for you to take me into yourself through your breath or essence.