"It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" adalah sebuah lagu yang dibawakan oleh penyanyi country Shania Twain. Lagu ini menggambarkan upaya mengatasi rasa sakit dan kehilangan setelah hubungan yang berakhir. Sang penyanyi berusaha untuk menekan kesedihannya dengan menahan napas, mengakui bahwa hanya pada saat-saat itu rasa sakitnya berkurang. Lirik lagu ini mengekspresikan perasaan kesedihan yang berlarut-larut, tetapi juga menunjukkan keinginan yang kuat untuk move on dan menyembuhkan diri.
It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing Lyrics
Shania Twain
Hope life's been good to you
since you've been gone
I'm doin' fine now--I've finally moved on
It's not so bad--I'm not that sad
I'm not surprised just how well I survived
I'm over the worst, and I feel so alive
I can't complain--I'm free again
[Chorus:]
And it only hurts when I'm breathing
My heart only breaks when it's beating
My dreams only die when I'm dreaming
So, I hold my breath--to forget
Don't think I'm lyin' 'round cryin' at night
There's no need to worry, I'm really all right
I've never looked back--as a matter of fact
[Repeat Chorus]
It only hurts when I breathe
Mmm, no, I've never looked back--
as a matter fact
[Repeat Chorus]
Hurts when I'm breathing
Breaks when it's beating
Die when I'm dreaming
It only hurts when I breathe
since you've been gone
I'm doin' fine now--I've finally moved on
It's not so bad--I'm not that sad
I'm not surprised just how well I survived
I'm over the worst, and I feel so alive
I can't complain--I'm free again
[Chorus:]
And it only hurts when I'm breathing
My heart only breaks when it's beating
My dreams only die when I'm dreaming
So, I hold my breath--to forget
Don't think I'm lyin' 'round cryin' at night
There's no need to worry, I'm really all right
I've never looked back--as a matter of fact
[Repeat Chorus]
It only hurts when I breathe
Mmm, no, I've never looked back--
as a matter fact
[Repeat Chorus]
Hurts when I'm breathing
Breaks when it's beating
Die when I'm dreaming
It only hurts when I breathe
