The single and music video were released on February 11th, 2008, and following its commercial success (it went triple platinum in the USA, and topped the charts in Australia & New Zealand.) The track was also nominated for “Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” at the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009.
No Air
Jordin Sparks Lyrics
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If I should die before I wake
It's 'cause you took my breath away
Losing you is like living in a world with no air, oh
I'm here alone, didn't wanna leave
My heart won't move, it's incomplete
But how
Do you expect me, to live alone with just me?
'Cause my world revolves around you
It's so hard for me to breathe
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air?
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
That's how I feel whenever you ain't there
There's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gon' be without me?
If you ain't here I just can't breathe
There's no air, no air
No air air, No air air
I walked, I ran, I jumped, I flew right off
The ground and float to you
There's no gravity to hold me down, for real
But somehow I'm still alive inside
You took my breath but I survived
I don't know how but I don't even care
So how do you expect me to live alone with just me?
'Cause my world revolves around you
It's so hard for me to breathe
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air?
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
That's how I feel whenever you ain't there
There's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gon' be without me?
If you ain't here I just can't breathe
There's no air, no air
No air air, No air air
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air?
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
That's how I feel whenever you ain't there
There's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gon' be without me?
If you ain't here I just can't breathe
There's no air, no air
No air air, No air air
Got me here out in the water so deep
Tell me how you goin' be without me?
If you ain't here I just can't breathe
There's no air, no air
No air air, no air air
The song No Air by Jordin Sparks is a heartfelt plea of love from one person to the other. The chorus of the song has the lyrics “Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air?” which is a metaphor for how the person feels when they are away from the one they love. The singer compares losing the person they love to living without air, which is necessary for life. The metaphor that is created with the use of air as a symbol of love and the necessity of life adds to the intensity of the emotion conveyed.
The lyrics describe how the singer cannot function without the person they love. They go on to say that their world revolves around the other person and their heart is incomplete without them. The verse “I'm here alone, didn't wanna leave, My heart won't move, it's incomplete, Is there a way I could make you understand?” conveys the depth of the singer's emotions and their strong desire to be with the person they love.
The lines “If I should die before I wake, It's 'cause you took my breath away” is an allusion to a popular children's prayer, and it shows that the singer is willing to die for the person they love. No Air is an emotive song that speaks to the feeling of a heartbreak that leaves one feeling like they cannot go on living after a breakup.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air?
The singer is struggling to cope with the absence of her loved one, and is asking how she can live without them.
If I should die before I wake It's 'cause you took my breath away
The singer feels like her love is so intense that it could be the end of her.
Losing you is like living in a world with no air, oh
The singer feels like she can't survive without the presence of her loved one.
Is there a way I could make you understand?
The singer is trying to ask her loved one if they can understand the depth of her feelings.
But how Do you expect me, to live alone with just me?
The singer is expressing her difficulty in imagining a life without her loved one.
'Cause my world revolves around you It's so hard for me to breathe
The singer's world is centered around her partner, and the thought of being without them feels suffocating.
Can't live, can't breathe with no air That's how I feel whenever you ain't there
The singer feels like she can't function without the presence of her loved one.
No air, no air Got me out here in the water so deep Tell me how you gon' be without me?
The singer feels like she's in deep water without her loved one, and is asking how they would cope without her.
I walked, I ran, I jumped, I flew right off The ground and float to you There's no gravity to hold me down, for real
The singer feels like her love is so strong that she could defy the laws of physics to be with her loved one.
You took my breath but I survived I don't know how but I don't even care
The singer's loved one has taken her breath away, but she still manages to survive despite the difficulty.
Got me here out in the water so deep Tell me how you goin' be without me? If you ain't here I just can't breathe No air, no air No air air, no air air
The singer is once again expressing the depth of her emotions and the difficulty of imagining a life without her loved one.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Erik Roger Griggs, James Edward II Fauntleroy, Harvey Jay Mason, Steven L. Russell, Damon E. Thomas
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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