“Harder to Breathe” is a track by Maroon 5, the US pop rock group. It emerged in 2002 as the flagship single from their first studio album, “Songs About Jane.” The song, authored by Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, and Ryan Dusick, and helmed by Matt Clifford, presents a mid-tempo rock vibe, characterized by a robust guitar riff and Adam Levine’s commanding vocals. The lyrics mirror the exasperation of being in a relationship with emotional unavailability.
Harder to Breathe Lyrics
[Verse 1]
How dare you say that my behavior’s unacceptable
So condescending, unnecessarily critical
I have the tendency of getting very physical
So watch your step, ’cause if I do, you’ll need a miracle
You drain me dry and make me wonder why I’m even here
The double vision I was seeing is finally clear
You want to stay, but you know very well I want you gone
Not fit to fuckin’ tread the ground that I am walking on
[Chorus]
But when it gets cold outside and you got nobody to love
You’ll understand what I mean when I say
“There’s no way we’re gonna give up” (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
And like a little girl cries in the face
Of a monster that lives in her dreams
Is there anyone out there?
‘Cause it’s getting harder and harder to breathe
Is there anyone out there?
‘Cause it’s getting harder and harder to breathe
[Verse 2]
What you are doing is screwing things up inside my head
You should know better, you never listened to a word I said
Clutching your pillow and writhing in a naked sweat
Hoping somebody someday will do you like I did
[Chorus]
But when it gets cold outside and you got nobody to love
You’ll understand what I mean when I say
“There’s no way we’re gonna give up” (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
And like a little girl cries in the face
Of a monster that lives in her dreams
She said, is there anyone out there?
‘Cause it’s getting harder and harder to breathe
Is there anyone out there?
‘Cause it’s getting harder and harder to breathe
[Bridge]
And does it kill? Does it burn? Is it painful to learn
That it’s me that has all the control?
Does it thrill? Does it sting when you feel what I bring
And you wish that you had me to hold?
[Chorus]
But when it gets cold outside and you got nobody to love
You’ll understand what I mean when I say
“There’s no way we’re gonna give up” (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
And like a little girl cries in the face
Of a monster that lives in her dreams
Is there anyone out there?
‘Cause it’s getting harder and harder to breathe
Is there anyone out there?
‘Cause it’s getting harder and harder to breathe
Is there anyone out there?
‘Cause it’s getting harder and harder to breathe
