Draw Another Breath

Story Behind The Song

Saw a jumper poised on the Brooklyn Bridge and wondered what might have prompted them to be there.

Song Description

80s styled pop song that examines life and love in the big city.

Song Length 3:48 Genre Pop - Alternative
Tempo Medium Fast (131 - 150) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Glad, Restless Subject General, Change
Language English Era 1980 - 1989

Lyrics

From our flat down on Montague St.
I could see the Brooklyn Bridge
hardly seems years since (Carrie) went away
Well we thought a lot of things
but we never thought that it would end
The past is just a point in time we hide behind

I received a letter saying, all I had to do was stay in
touch and go away 'till never
but I can't hold my breath forever
I pretended I was breathing
I pretended I was breathing
?
I can't draw another breath
and I can't draw you closer
though I know that I'm supposed to
I can't draw another breath
I've had it with emotion
and obsequious devotion
?
Now the cold light of morning finds me perched
upon the Brooklyn Bridge
hardly seems miles down to the water's edge
I've come to a lot of things
but I never thought I'd come to an end
the past is just a point in time we hide behind
What once held us tight together
is now that which tears us apart
I pretended I was breathing
I'm pretending that I'm breathing

Lyrics Drew Allison Music Dave Ramsay, Ross Ramsay
Producer Drew Townsend, Jeff Dovner Publisher ASCAP
Performance ABSOLUTE Label self

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