Discover the story of the song > Breathing – Oscar and the Wolf

The song is about a protagonist who loves someone ('she') very deeply, but the person doesn't seem to love him back. He feels like he's holding his head down because his partner doesn't reciprocate his feelings, but he can't leave her and he can't stop loving her ('I'm not leaving here for you'). His partner is all he needs and he can't breathe or sleep without her, even though she doesn't take their relationship seriously.