Story Behind The Song

The verses are about frustration with a love relationship, while the chorus harkens back to happier times with a good friend.

Song Description

Strong instrumentation from Joe Bonadio (Martin Sexton, Shawn Colvin), Larry Saltzman (Simon and Garfunkel, Edie Brickell) and David Sancious (Sting, Seal) take this alt-pop tune to the next level. The verses are driving and agitated, while the chorus soars with memorable hook.

Lyrics

Oxygen
words and music by craig maierhofer

Verse 1
Any way you take me down
I will overcome you
And though my will won?t make a sound
It was stronger than you knew
And even though I?ve been around
I can still see from your point of view
And isn?t that enough to fall again by?

Chorus
Annie?s gonna be there
To help you understand
She?s gonna let you know
When it?s over again
She?ll be my love, be my friend
Gonna be my oxygen
Resuscitation never felt so good

Verse2
Now I have been misunderstood
But I am not alone there
And though I said that I?d be good
I think it?s better to be fair
Than to let you think you could
Take me over and just disappear
And isn?t that enough to run away from?

CHORUS

Bridge
So let me in
I?ll take what is all around me
You will find
Cause you can?t win
You can only hope to
Satisfy the things you?ve left behind
And you?re struggling with
What you thought was fine

Verse 3
Now I am higher than I knew
Or am I lower than then?
Because the shit you put me through
Was enough to make me bend
Just below to see what?s true
And what is different between
Now and then
And isn?t that enough to
Wake me up again?

CHORUS

?And you?re changing all the things
You said you never would
But you?ll take the ball and chain
And claim that it was good to you