There are two artists with this name:

1) JPL (real name Joni Ljungqv… Read Full Bio ↴There are two artists with this name:

1) JPL (real name Joni Ljungqvist) swedish music composer and producer. With a traceable music record history dating back to 2002, JPL has made some of the most influencial trance tunes over the years, including the hits "People I Used to Know" as A Boy Called Joni, and "Whenever I May Find Her" as JPL which all featured on the In Search Of Sunrise 5-series by Tiesto. JPL was last featured on Markus Schulz Global DJ Broadcast 2018 with his track 'We're On The Moon'.

Joni Ljungqvist is currently working on and producing music.

2) Jean-Pierre Louveton is the guitarist from the French progrock band NEMO.

Oxygen
JPL Lyrics

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You're like a drug to me
The oxygen I breath
I hope I never comedown
I sail and get high
Lost in your ocean eyes
Hoping I never am found

Why would you come back

when you know you're more than I can hold
I could be on track
But you know I'm holding out for you

You're like a drug to me
The oxygen I breath
I hope I never comedown
I sail and get high
Lost in your ocean eyes
Hoping I never am found

Why would you come back
when you know you're more than I can hold
I could be on track
But you know I'm holding out for you

Don't you go now holding out on me
Take me back home
You're growing out of me
Like I do
Don't give out on me
Take me back home
You're growing out of me
Like I do too

Don't you go now holding out on me
Take me back home
You're growing out of me
Like I do
Don't thin out on me
Take me back home
You're growing out of me
Like I do too

Why would you come back
when you know you're more than I can hold

I could be on crack
But you know I'm holding out for you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of JPL's song Oxygen describe a toxic relationship where the singer compares their partner to a drug, the oxygen they breathe. The addiction is so strong that they hope to never come down, to remain lost in their partner's eyes and the high they provide. However, the singer is aware of the unattainability of their relationship. They ask, "why would you come back when you know you're more than I can hold." Despite this, the singer is holding out hope that their partner will return to them; even stating that they could be on crack but they would still hold out.

The repetition of the phrase "take me back home" highlights the singer's desperation for their partner to return. They are aware that their partner is growing out of them, but they do not want to give up. The use of the metaphor "You're growing out of me like I do" suggests that the singer is aware that their partner is leaving them because they are changing, just as the singer is changing too.

Overall, the lyrics to Oxygen can be interpreted as a reflection of the emotional complexity of relationships, especially toxic ones. The singer knows their relationship is unhealthy, but they are too invested in it to give up.

Line by Line Meaning

You're like a drug to me
You have become an addiction that I cannot resist

The oxygen I breath
You have become a vital component of my life, without which I cannot survive

I hope I never comedown
I hope I never lose you or the feeling of being with you

I sail and get high
Being with you makes me feel like I am sailing and getting a natural high

Lost in your ocean eyes
I get lost in the depth and beauty of your eyes, like an ocean

Hoping I never am found
I hope to remain lost in your eyes and never be separated from you

Why would you come back when you know you're more than I can hold
Why would you return to me when you know that I am unable to fully contain or satisfy you

I could be on track
I could be moving in the right direction in life

But you know I'm holding out for you
But the truth is, I am waiting for you and cannot move forward without you

Don't you go now holding out on me
Don't leave me now, while I'm still waiting and hoping for you

Take me back home
Take me back to where we were, together

You're growing out of me
You are changing and no longer fitting into my life as you once did

Like I do
Just as I am changing and growing in my own ways

Don't give out on me
Don't break from our connection or give up on me

Don't thin out on me
Don't become distant or fade away from me

You're growing out of me
You are becoming different from what you used to be with me

Like I do too
Just as I am also growing and changing

I could be on crack
I could be addicted to actual drugs, but even then, I would still want you

But you know I'm holding out for you
The truth is, I want only you and nothing else can satisfy me