No Air
Lea Michele and Cory Monteith Lyrics
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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
Wish there was a way that I can make you understand
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
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gonna be without me
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
It's no air, no air
No air, air, no
No air, air, no
No air, air, no
No air, air
I walked, I ran, I jumped, I flew
Right off the ground to 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 breath
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air, (uh, of)
Can't live, can't breathe with no air, (no, no)
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep (so deep)
Tell me how you gonna be without me (without me)
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe, breathe, no, no, aha)
It's no air, no air, (no, no)
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
It's no air, no air
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gonna be without me
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
It's no air, no air
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gonna be without me
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
It's no air, no air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
You got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gonna be without me
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
It's no air, no air
No air (no)
No air (no, no)
No air
No air
No air
The song "No Air" by Lea Michele feat. Cory Monteith is a ballad about the feeling of helplessness and despair when someone you love is not by your side. The first verse starts with the line, "If I should die before I wake, it's 'cause you took my breath away," which vividly describes the overwhelming impact of the person on the singer's life. Losing this person is likened to living in a world with no air, which connotes the idea that life cannot go on without them. The second verse expresses the inability to understand how to survive without this person as their world revolves around them. The lines, "Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air, can't live, can't breathe with no air," emphasize the anguish and pain of the situation.
In the chorus, the lyrics "Got me out here in the water so deep" and "No gravity to hold me down for real" use analogies to highlight the intensity of the emotions felt by the singer. The pre-chorus conveys the idea of the singer trying to make the other person understand their feelings, but struggling with the task. The repetition of the line, "It's so hard for me to breathe," highlights the significant impact of the other person on their life. The song's bridge concludes by stating that despite the intensity of the pain felt, the singer has managed to survive without the other person.
Line by Line Meaning
If I should die before I wake
I might die in your presence because I am overwhelmed by your beauty.
It's 'cause you took my breath away
You caused my heart to skip a beat, overwhelmed by the love and ecstasy that you exude.
Losing you is like living in a world with no air
Living without you is suffocating, unbearable, as if there is no air to breathe to sustain life.
Oh
An exclamation of deep emotions, ecstasy or pain.
I'm here alone, didn't wanna leave
Although alone, I didn't want to leave, as I want to be close to you as much as possible.
My heart won't move, it's incomplete
My heart is still, paralysed and incomplete, without you.
Wish there was a way that I can make you understand
I wish there was a way to express my deep, inexplicable love for you that you will understand and feel the same way too.
But how do you expect me
How can you expect me to survive or even breathe in your absence?
To live alone with just me
Living alone, with only myself and without you is unbearable and torturous.
'cause my world revolves around you
You are my world, and everything in my universe revolves around you.
It's so hard for me to breathe
Living without you is suffocating, like being unable to take in air to breathe.
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
How can I breathe and survive without you, just like how one cannot live without air?
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
I can neither live nor breathe without you, just like one cannot without air.
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
Whenever you are absent or not with me, I feel the same unbearable suffocation of being without air.
Got me out here in the water so deep
Being without you is like being thrown into the deep end of the water, where there is no escape or rescue in sight.
Tell me how you gonna be without me
How are you going to survive and go on living without me?
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
Without you, I cannot breathe, it's like I'm deprived of air, gasping for breath.
No air, air, no
Repetition of the phrase 'no air' to emphasise the pain and suffocation of living without you.
I walked, I ran, I jumped, I flew
I have done everything I could to be close to you; from walking, running, to jumping, to even flying to you.
Right off the ground to float to you
I have gone so deep and high just to reach you, I even felt weightless, floating in the air towards you.
There's no gravity to hold me down for real
With you, there are no limits, no boundaries, no gravity can hold me down. I am free, liberated and light.
But somehow I'm still alive inside
Despite the pain, I continue to live and breathe internally, feeling alive inside.
You took my breath, but I survived
You took my breath away, but I still continue to breathe and exist because my love for you makes me stronger.
I don't know how, but I don't even care
I don't know how I'm doing it, but it doesn't matter, as long as I am breathing and surviving it all for the sake of love.
No air
A repetition of the phrase 'no air' to emphasise the suffocating pain of separation and living without love.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Erik Roger Griggs, James Edward II Fauntleroy, Harvey Jay Mason, Steven L. Russell, Damon E. Thomas
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Eduarda Soares
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
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
Wish there was a way that I can make you understand
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
No air air, no air air
I walked, I ran, I jumped, I flew
Right off the ground to flow 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
No air air, no air air
No more
No air
Baby
There's no air, no 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
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 breath 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
No air air
No air
Diktei
Lyrics:
[RACHEL]
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
[FINN]
I'm here alone, didn't wanna leave
My heart won't move, it's incomplete
Wish there was a way that I could make you understand
[RACHEL]
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
[RACHEL & FINN]
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gonna breathe without me
If you ain't here I just can't breathe
It's no air, no air
[BACKGROUND VOCALISTS]
No air, air (No)
No air, air (No)
No air, air (No)
No air, air
[FINN]
I walked, I ran, I jumped, I flew
Right off the ground to float to you
There's no gravity to hold me down for real
[RACHEL]
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
[RACHEL & FINN]
So how do you expect me
To live alone with just me? (Ohh)
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? (Ohh, ohh)
Can't live, can't breathe with no air (Ohh, ohh)
That's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air (no air, no air)
Got me out here in the water, so deep (So deep)
Tell me how you gonna breathe without me? (Without me, yeah)
If you ain't here I just can't breathe (Breathe)
It's no air, no air (No, no air)
[BACKGROUND VOCALISTS]
No air, air (No)
No air, air (No)
No air, air (No)
No air, air... (No more)
[RACHEL & FINN]
No...
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
I can't live, I can't breathe with no air
That's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air (No breathin')
Got me out here in the water, so deep
Tell me how you gonna breathe without me?
If you ain't here I just can't breathe
It's no air, no air
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air?
I can't live, I can't breathe with no air
That's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air
[RACHEL]
Got me out here in the water, so deep
[FINN]
Tell me how you gonna breathe without me?
😆 hahi
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
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
[Finn]
I'm here alone, didn't wanna leave
My heart won't move, it's incomplete
Wish there was a way that I can make you understand
[Rachel]
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
[Chorus:]
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gonna be without me
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
It's no air, no air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
[Finn]
I walked, I ran, I jumped, I flew
Right off the ground to float to you
There's no gravity to hold me down for real
[Rachel]
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
[Both:]
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
[Chorus]
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No more
It's no air, no air
[Chorus]
No air, air
No air, 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
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gonna be without me
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
It's no air, no air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No air
Kae Torralba
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
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
[Chris Brown]
I'm here alone, didn't wanna leave
My heart won't move, it's incomplete
Wish there was a way that I can make you understand
[Jordin]
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
[Chorus:]
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gonna be without me
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
It's no air, no air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
[Chris Brown]
I walked, I ran, I jumped, I flew
Right off the ground to float to you
There's no gravity to hold me down for real
[Jordin]
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
[Both:]
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
[Chorus]
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No more
It's no air, no air
[Chorus]
No air, air
No air, 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
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gonna be without me
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
It's no air, no air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No air
chatnoir60609
These people were all so freaking talented in so many aspects. Glee was definitively a very special moment in tv history.
leah thomas
i really like cory’s voice in this song especially, the raspiness is satisfying
Darwin The thanking angel auttp
On 2013 Cory died
Alexia Cernadas
Me too
Munchkin Central
Good songs
Amelie Holbrook
Lea's voice is absolutely perfect, as always. She and Cory mesh so perfectly.
Denise Belt
They are amazing together
Sophie K
It amazes me that No Air isn’t objectively perceived to be the best duet in the history of Glee, hands down. They took an R&B classic and cleverly transformed it into a country-pop cover, making it their own and far better than the original in my view. It’s giving talent, vocals, passion, harmonies, flawlessness. Finn and Rachel’s voices always did blend together so magically. Her singing comes from deep within her heart and soul, whilst his singing is effortlessly raw, raspy, and enchanting. Their chemistry was as organic, sizzling, and unrivalled as it gets. Cory truly was a gift to our world, taken too soon. 🥺🫶🏻
Lenore Inniss
Country pop? Where? This sounds great but it sounds like the exact same genre as the original imo
soumya sharma
this is truly a masterpiece