Breathing - Kate Bush: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Breathing

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Breathing was released on September 8, 1980 by Fish People as a part of the album Never for Ever

Song Details

AlbumNever for Ever

Release DateSeptember 8, 1980

LabelFish People

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM74

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Kate Bush

Lead Vocals

Roy Harper

Background Vocals

Stuart Elliott

Drums

Alan Murphy

Electric Guitar

Brian Bath

Electric Guitar

John Giblin

Fretless Bass Guitar

Max Middleton

Rhodes Piano

Morris Pert

Percussion

Larry Fast

Synthesizer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Kate Bush

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Kate Bush

Producer

John Barratt

Assistant Engineer

Jon Jacobs

Assistant Engineer

Jon Kelly

Producer

Lyrics

Outside gets inside

Ooh, through her skin

I've been out before

But this time it's much safer in

Last night in the sky

Ooh, such a bright light

My radar send me danger

But my instincts tell me to keep

Breathing

(Out, in, out, in, out, in)

Breathing, breathing my mother in

Breathing my beloved in

Breathing, breathing her nicotine

Breathing, breathing the fall

Out, in, out, in, out, in, out, in, out, in

We've lost our chance

We're the first and last, ooh

After the blast, chips of plutonium

Are twinkling in every lung

I love my beloved, ooh

All and everywhere

Only the fools blew it

You and me knew, life itself is

Breathing

(Out, in, out, in, out, in)

Breathing, breathing my mother in

Breathing my beloved in

Breathing, breathing her nicotine

Breathing, breathing the fall

Out, in, out, in, out, in, out, in

Out, in, out, in, out, in, out, in

Out, out, out, out

(Difference between a small nuclear explosion and)

(A large one by a very simple method the calling)

(Card of a nuclear bomb is the blinding flash that)

(Is far more dazzling than any light on earth brighter)

(Even than the sun itself and it is by the duration)

(Of this flash that we are able to determine the size of the weapon)

(What are we going to do without?)

(After the flash a fireball can be seen to rise)

(Sucking up under it the debris, dust and living things)

(Around the area of the explosion)

(And as this ascends, it soon becomes recognizable)

(As the familiar mushroom cloud)

(As a demonstration of the flash)

(Duration test let's try and count the)

(Number of seconds for the flash emitted by a very)

(Small bomb then a more substantial, medium sized)

(Bomb and finally, one of our very powerful high yield bombs)

(What are we going to do without?)

Ooh, please

(What are we going to do without?)

Oh, let me breathe

(What are we going to do without?)

Ooh, quick, breathe in deep

(What are we going to do without?)

Oh, leave me something to breathe

(What are we going to do without?)

Oh, leave me something to breathe

(What are we going to do without?)

Oh God, please leave us something to breathe

(What are we going to do without?)

Oh, life is

Written by: Kate Bush

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