She started her solo career in 1999 with a collaboration single along with Tin Tin Out for their single "What I Am", which peaked number 2 on the UK charts. Her debut solo album entitled "A Girl Like Me" was released in 2001, and spawned the UK number-one hit "What Took You So Long?", as well as the top five hits "What I Am" (a cover of a 1998's song earlier recorded by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians) and "Take My Breath Away" (which was not a cover of Berlin's 1986's hit), and top twenty hit "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight". The album sold around 125,000 in the UK.
In spring of 2003, she returned as Emma (losing the Bunton), with the top five hit "Free Me" and later that year released "Maybe", which also went top ten and outsold the previous single. In spring of 2004, the single "I'll Be There" and the album "Free Me" were released. The album contained '60s-style pop gems and went on to outsell her first album, something other solo Spice Girls have yet to achieve. The album Free Me was released in the United States on January 25, 2005.
Emma released "Downtown" the official charity single for the BBC's 2006 Children in Need appeal, it reached number three. The album "Life in Mono" was released on (4 December).
Breathing
Emma Bunton Lyrics
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A distant memory of the times I've been alone
I don't know you like I thought I did
You're making promises I know you'll never keep
Imagine the feeling of passion
Are you seeing
Believing when we're breathing?
Constant feeling of pleasure
Are you hearing
The sound of our breathing?
Why does it feel so cold?
I wanna share with you things I never told
But are we on the same wave down the same road?
Where are we to go if it's not to be?
Or maybe there's someone else out there for me
Imagine the feeling of passion
Are you seeing
Believing when we're breathing?
But why does it feel so cold?
Constant feeling of pleasure
Are you hearing
The sound of our breathing?
Why does it feel so cold?
Imagine the feeling of passion
Are you seeing
Believing when we're breathing?
But why does it feel so cold?
Constant feeling of pleasure
Are you hearing
The sound of our breathing?
Why does it feel so cold?
I won't let doubt be the last thing I think about
I know this feeling don't last long
It's forever gone
You already lost my trust
When I'm over this
Let the last thing I breathe be you
Imagine the feeling of passion
Are you seeing
Believing when we're breathing?
But why does it feel so cold?
Constant feeling of pleasure
Are you hearing
The sound of our breathing?
Why does it feel so cold?
In "Breathing," Emma Bunton expresses her confusion and disappointment about a romantic relationship. She feels like everything her partner says is meaningless and forgotten, leading to her feeling alone. She admits her disappointment that she doesn't really know her partner and that they have made promises they will never keep. The lyrics suggest a deeper relationship is possible if they were both on the same page, but she's not sure if they are on the same wavelength, and there may be someone else out there for her.
In the chorus, Bunton challenges her partner's passion and questions if they truly believe and feel what they say. The lyrics are full of imagery, invoking the feeling of coldness to represent distance.
Line by Line Meaning
Everything you say is lost out in the cold
Your words have lost their value and significance
A distant memory of the times I've been alone
I remember times of solitude fondly
I don't know you like I thought I did
I am uncertain who you truly are
You're making promises I know you'll never keep
Your commitments cannot be trusted
I wanna share with you things I never told
I wish to open up to you
But are we on the same wave down the same road?
Do we have similar outlooks on life?
Where are we to go if it's not to be?
What is our future if we don't belong together?
Or maybe there's someone else out there for me
Perhaps I am meant to be with someone else
I won't let doubt be the last thing I think about
I refuse to dwell on negative thoughts
I know this feeling don't last long, It's forever gone
Our relationship is fleeting and impermanent
You already lost my trust
You have already broken my faith in you
When I'm over this, Let the last thing I breathe be you
Once I've moved on, I hope to remember you fondly
Imagine the feeling of passion, Are you seeing, Believing when we're breathing?
Picture the intensity of love, can you feel it when we are together?
But why does it feel so cold?
Despite our connection, something is still missing
Constant feeling of pleasure, Are you hearing, The sound of our breathing?
The joy we share, have you noticed the sound of our breath?
Why does it feel so cold?
Despite what we have experienced, I still feel empty
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: EMMA LEE BUNTON, HENRY BINNS, YOYO OLUGBO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@fabulosot
🎂#20years💿 9/Feb/24 Lyrics: Everything you say is lost out in the cold
A distant memory of the times I've been alone
I don't know you like I thought I did
You're making promises I know you'll never keep
Imagine the feeling of passion
Are you seeing
Believing when we're breathing?
But why does it feel so cold?
Constant feeling of pleasure
Are you hearing
The sound of our breathing?
Why does it feel so cold?
I wanna share with you things I never told
But are we on the same wave down the same road?
Where are we to go if it's not to be?
Or maybe there's someone else out there for me
Imagine the feeling of passion
Are you seeing
Believing when we're breathing?
But why does it feel so cold?
Constant feeling of pleasure
Are you hearing
The sound of our breathing?
Why does it feel so cold?
Imagine the feeling of passion
Are you seeing
Believing when we're breathing?
But why does it feel so cold?
Constant feeling of pleasure
Are you hearing
The sound of our breathing?
Why does it feel so cold?
I won't let doubt be the last thing I think about
I know this feeling don't last long
It's forever gone
You already lost my trust
When I'm over this
Let the last thing I breathe be you
Imagine the feeling of passion
Are you seeing
Believing when we're breathing?
But why does it feel so cold?
Constant feeling of pleasure
Are you hearing
The sound of our breathing?
Why does it feel so cold?
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@simransingh7421
Such a great album. Never got recognized.
@julianolessi5524
Simran Singh -)♥
@xteve6677
sold more copies then her debut album
@Christine_1985
I love to listening to the Free Me Album on my phone after a stressful day. Such a beautiful piece of music 🎶💖
@SonnyRussell00
I need this vinyl ❤
@RossPatzelt
I love Emma's voice and music I wish she did more.
@roroc7737
Q lindo estilo.
Muy agradable para escuchar una y otra vez
@jtarantula3390
I hope she continues to make music
@misternewoutlook5437
I gotta get this album.
@aliyahburnette8231
Same here I need to collect all of the spice girls solo albums.