Melissa Etheridge - Breathe Lyrics






I played the fool today
I just dream of vanishing into the crowd
Longing for home again
Home, is a feeling I buried in you

I'm alright, I'm alright
It only hurts when I breathe

And I can't ask for things to be still again
No I can't ask if I could walk through the world in your eyes
Longing for home again
Home, is a feeling I buried in you

I'm alright, I'm alright
It only hurts when I breathe
I'm alright, I'm alright
It only hurts when I breathe

My window through which nothing hides
And everything sees
I'm counting the signs and cursing the miles in between

Home

Home, is a feeling I buried in you, that I buried in you

I'm alright, I'm alright
It only hurts when I breathe
I'm alright, I'm alright
It only hurts when I breathe, when I breathe
Yeah, it only hurts when I breathe, when I breathe
Oh,it only hurts when I breathe





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  1. S.... D....

    January 6th will mark one year since I lost my best friend/sister. This song reminds me of her. Every day hurts without her here. I try very hard to move forward. I love you and miss you every day.

  2. B.... L....

    This how I have felt for the last 9 months. Injury made me lay my racket down. Then my man died unexpectedly. Then my dog died and several dear friends.

  3. J.... K....

    She didn't write it but it's she could have.

  4. C.... S....

    2004...an absolutely amazing year! I was 23! Most wonderful time in my life. This song takes me right back!

  5. L.... B....

    lol I was in green wheel this song is ours. good cover tho

  6. t.... m....

    Sums up how I feel about fucking up my realationship :( I’m such a fool

  7. S.... P....

    I played this song on repeat when my mom passed away. It fit perfectly. Thanks for helping a little Melissa! Much love! 💔💞

  8. D.... ....

    a Russian streamer on Twitch brings me here. This song is 'that' powerful. 🎵 📻 🎧 🎸

  9. A.... C....

    Love it

  10. J.... ....

    Class of 87 here!!! Mighty Jaybird for life!

  11. M.... L....

    I LOVE her music!

  12. h.... p....

    i miss 2003 for music like this?

  13. K.... A....

    Love it!!!

  14. S.... R....

    Greenwheel did it better. Far more creative composition, far more oomph.

  15. D.... T....

    This is a cover of a Greenwheel song, which is just bizzare

  16. C.... ....

    Alwys remember....this is not HER song...this is a cover of a GREENWHEEL song. They should ALWAYS get the credit for this great song.

    C.... ....

    I didn't know this.. crazy, it fits her situation so well

    C.... ....

    I just made a comment about this lol..I worked with the guy at TRUE manufacturing that actually wrote the song. He will forever get a check for $1200/month for royalties for this if it helps....that was almost 10 years ago he told me that...he wanted to be a music producer at the time instead of an actual artist...he said the money was in producing..I guess artists don't make anything

  17. C.... A....

    AWESOME SONG

  18. W.... ....

    Write your own songs idiot

  19. D.... D....

    2018 here !!!!! ❤❤❤

  20. T.... B....

    On my top 5 ever..

  21. S.... L....

    Both versions are good shes a great artist, however after watching both versions peoppe keep talking about, Its my professional opinion that greenwheel band did it much better it's meant to be a semi rock/punk song. Just like wagon wheel originally by old Crowe medicine show covered by Darius Rucker the original is better

  22. D.... P....

    Love this song...and the voice omg!!!💙💙💙

  23. o.... M....

    I love this song!  Melissa is soooo talented!

  24. 4.... a....

    June 11 2018

  25. K.... L....

    She's so talented. Love her emotion and how she sings this song! She rocks!

  26. n.... n....

    hope is a feeling I buried in you

  27. K.... E....

    I’m alright

  28. A.... F....

    AMAZING SONG BY MELISSA ETHERIDGE !!!

  29. N.... P....

    This song reminds off my grandfather that passed away after he died everything changed

  30. a.... ....

    is that her dad? i love this song so much <3

  31. M.... W....

    the video should have been about the men and women of the US military, fire fighters, EMTs and police ect. Not some football coach. I can listen to the song but wont watch the video part. completely takes away from the song. stupid video choice. but hey, maybe a fan with better artistic vision will make that video.

  32. m.... H....

    I love Melissa Etheridge she is the best!!!!

  33. A.... P....

    I love this woman......

  34. L.... H....

    I wish she would have actually visit Jeff City and realised what an amazing football program that is.

  35. F.... ....

    I just saw an interview w Etheridge about her chemo and medication.

    I am so much more impressed with her in a positive way after hearing her speak. I have heard her music for years. I appreciate her much more now. Never knew she had kids. Look so happy.... and beautiful family, beautiful kids, together in the photos I saw.

  36. K.... M....

    Great video.

  37. S.... T....

    I didn't know there was a band Greenwheel. So I had to check ot out and I have to say that I prefer this version. I can feel her emotion when she sings it!

    S.... T....

    i love this version but i still prefer the OG version

  38. g.... ....

    This song got me through some rough nights of a divorce. Thanks, Melissa!!

  39. A.... L....

    Hot as hell

  40. D.... B....

    Missy has been underestimated her entire life! She showed them didnt she!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  41. K.... G....

    This women will forever inspire me 🌈💞

    K.... G....

    Me too Amen

  42. H.... M....

    Looking hot MLE!! Love the hair and makeup..... song too

  43. H.... H....

    I played the fool today
    And I just dream of vanishing into the crowd
    Longing for home again
    But home is a feeling I buried in you

    I'm all right, I'm all right
    It only hurts when I breathe

    I can't ask for things to be still again
    I can't ask if I could walk through the world in your eyes
    Longing for home again
    But home is a feeling I buried in you

    I'm all right, I'm all right
    It only hurts when I breathe
    I'm all right, I'm all right
    It only hurts when I breathe

    My window through which nothing hides
    And everything sings
    'Cause I'm counting the signs
    Cursing the miles in between
    Home is a feeling I buried in you

    I'm all right, I'm all right
    It only hurts when I breathe

  44. T.... S....

    awesome

  45. L.... G....

    💙🔥💙Truly...

  46. A.... M....

    My yoga instructor says we hold our grief in our lungs

    A.... M....

    well that explains my asthma...

    A.... M....

    @Scamper Scamper Omg I'm laughing so hard because I have asthma

  47. H.... T....

    Love her ♡

  48. S.... A....

    Who is watching in 2017?

    S.... A....

    Heard a piece of one of her songs on a TV commercial last night and thought "YouTube mix at work tomorrow"...

    S.... A....

    Keep hearing this at work. Knew the lyrics, but not this version. I know the Greenwheel version from Smallville.

    S.... A....

    Sharon Armstrong I’m here December 2018

    S.... A....

    Watching 2019

  49. K.... K....

    #LoveThisTune #LoveMelissaEthridge Alwyays knows what to sing..when to sing it...when we need to #HearThis she sing it awesome She's been a damn gr8 artist <3 LoveYa Girl Love #WomenArtists RespectAndWantMore Like This !!! xx

  50. C.... L....

    Awesome....share this with friends............ this song deserves a million views!!

  51. C.... H....

    like a female bruce

  52. L.... R....

    Got me crying. Home to me is gone too now.

  53. C.... ....

    She is just incredible!!!!!!! Beautiful voice and so damn talented

  54. R.... C....

    new to me i like M.E

  55. C.... S....

    melissa is awesome unfortunately pain is everywhere .so if u don't approve ,NooneS twisting you arm- move on melissa is awesome peace out

  56. l.... t....

    Are all Melissa songs about pain? Same theme over n over again

    l.... t....

    Lola Lamb ever heard of her beautiful song I wanna be in love? Do your research...

  57. D.... C....

    This is my opinion: I like Melissa's version of this song better

  58. n.... p....

    Melissa, ur music has helped me so much though life, ur one of my idols and thanks for the music to help me get though the tough times, this song I came about when I was so sad when my grandfather died and it does hurt when I breathe cause of the memorys of him!!

  59. k.... c....

    awesome song, awesome video, my husband is in this video. my husband is one of the football players lefting coach adkins up after there winning a state championship 93

    k.... c....

    Who wanted be video with her she so beantiful!@!!!

    k.... c....

    kimberly calton which one is your husband?

    k.... c....

    kimberly calton Very cool and moving song/video!!!!

  60. b.... ....

    Amazing !!!

  61. P.... M....

    Love Melissa E!

  62. T.... K....

    The link below is the story of how she came to use the football aspect in her video. I love Melissa. I don't feel the football but, it is an interesting story nonetheless.

  63. J.... A....

    excelente cancion

  64. S.... ....

    I'm so confused...what do these lyrics have to do with someone's college football memories?

    S.... ....

    this is one of the few songs that she did not write herself. it was "forced" on her by her record label so the lyrics were not personal as so many of her songs are. the video, I believe, has more to do with her father who was a football coach in Kansas. I'm not 100% sure but I believe that he is the man in the video, but I could be wrong. if you want to hear an amazing interview with Melissa, listen to her episode of Marc Maron's podcast.

    S.... ....

    The man in the video is Pete Adkins, a (former) high school football coach in mid-Missouri.

    S.... ....

    The song is about her dad...

    S.... ....

    @SagaciousMind Melissa actually did not want this song on the album. Her PR team thought it could be a hit. Melissa regrets being talked out of the control of what she wanted on her album.

    S.... ....

    @Scamper Scamper *nod* never a good thing

  65. G.... T....

    Heard this song on the first episode of Against The Wall. loved it.

  66. J.... C....

    The legacy still lives on and it is a pleasure to see Mr. and Mrs. Adkins at the football games.

  67. A.... ....

    Greenwheel - Breathe >>>>

    A.... ....

    +CrimmTheSkullKid Yup, but Melissa put the "rock" into this song.

    A.... ....

    +crewcutter2030 lmao no. Just no.

  68. C.... D....

    This is MY high school - Jefferson City, MO - Jefferson City High School home of the Jefferson City Jays and Coach Pete Adkins <3

  69. L.... P....

    I tried a twice and its done the same thing ..

  70. L.... P....

    someting wrong with the sound..i think its the computer. they made it new but connexion internet..Strange  !!

  71. W.... G....

    God I love this woman!

    W.... G....

    Wilmary Gonzalez ME TOO. I'D BE A LESBIAN FOR A DAY IF SHE KNOCKS ON MY DOOR

    W.... G....

    I believe I would be too....lol

  72. b.... s....

    So beautiful.

  73. D.... G....

    only song she recorded that she didn't write - not my favorite

    D.... G....

    +Deanna Glinka, really? Wow. That's interesting. Who was the original writer? I'm also wondering how the Pete Adkins video was chosen for it. It's a beautiful video to be sure, and very touching. Wonderfully edited.

    D.... G....

    Songwriters

    JORDAN,
    RYAN/WANNINGER, MARC/DWIGGINS, ANDREW / RANDALL, DOUGLAS/ARMSTRONG, BRANDON

    yeah - if you watch some interviews she definitely did NOT want to record this song - but the record company wanted a hit

    D.... G....

    The group that originally performed it is called Greenwheel. And the rendition is better. More soulful, tortured vocals. Check it out.

  74. J.... C....

    this was the last album i bought of hers. then idk what happened, i lost interest in her music, she kinda vanished from the top of the charts after this album. and kinda forgot her. and today i hear this song, and damn! i remember how much i loved this album!

    J.... C....

    @Jeremy Chapman I know the same thing happened to me

    J.... C....

    You absolutely right. At the time this was on radio, I told my best friend, who also loves her music, "My God, she just keeps getting better and better. How awesome can an artist become?" And then, the whole rock thing fell off, due to 3 things, I opinion: Rap, rockers getting older, and the goddamn internet. To me, this song and video is very powerful.

    J.... C....

    She fell out of the spot light when she got breast cancer

    J.... C....

    @Carla Whitten Right.

  75. Z.... N....

    Ilove you Melissa thats all ican say

  76. S.... S....

    (C) 1747 FU/Cash Money Records LLC

  77. T.... C....

    Wow! I agree....ignored! Love it...hits home!

  78. A.... R....

    Love this song so much.. <3 :)

  79. z.... S....

    Play bass on this song. So good c

  80. A.... C....

    such an underrated song, I love it. 

    A.... C....

    Kevin Bouquet Melissa’s version way better and made it a hit. No one knows the other version. It’s ok

    A.... C....

    @E C, allow me to translate "no one" = anyone who has a level of knowledge and appreciation of music that enables them to listen to artists outside the mainstream.

    You're welcome.

    A.... C....

    Stunt Devil I’m sure somewhere in there you meant to make sense . When Melissa started she was far from mainstream. Her talent made it that way

    A.... C....

    @E C, she had already been mainstream for well over a decade by the time this song came out, son. Try again.

    A.... C....

    The Greenwheel version is way better than this. I actually have seen them perform this live and Cane's in San Diego when they opened for Hoobastank, Ryan's vocals and stage presence was awesome.

    ​@bradintheuniverse there is nothing screamo in this song, there is some emotion to the word, Greenwheel definitely falls into Alternative Rock, not screamo


    I agree with ​ @E C

    and ​ @Stunt Devil is a bit of an idiot

  81. M.... M....

    I heard a reggae style song by her at a grocery store..does anyone happen to know it?

  82. H.... ....

    Why won't any of these play html5? Flash is retardedly unsafe.

  83. s.... m....

    AWESOME I LOVE MELISSA

  84. c.... b....

    JCHS Class of '74!!!

  85. R.... S....

    Really tells it like it is

  86. R.... S....

    Really tells it like it is

  87. T.... M....

    GREAT TUNE...

  88. T.... ....

    Greenwheel did this song better and they hardly got SH*T for attention…just because she does it she gets awards.

  89. x.... ....

    Original Greenwheel version is better.

  90. S.... R....

    Always enjoy listening to Melissa.  Her songs evoke such feeling.  

  91. K.... V....

    Not a bad cover of a great Greenwheel song.  But I definitely prefer the original Greeenwheel version better.

    K.... V....

    I agree with you, I like this one but I definitely prefer the Greenwheel version. :)

    K.... V....

    Kevin Verdine I agree.. melissa is amazing but greenwheel kills it.

    K.... V....

    Not even close...Melissa's is better by far

    K.... V....

    sometimes a cover is better and other times its not.  this song is a good example of a cover that is both.  Melissa did a good job with it and got an award for it, but in the end its just a song to her.  Greenwheel's version is just better, listen to his voice, they wrote it and it means something to them when they play it. you can feel it when they play it. that's why I like Greenwheel's version more.

    K.... V....

    @Guillermo Torres it means a lot to Melissa as well ...

  92. M.... ....

    I just covered this amazing song! Please go check it out and subscribe to my channel! I'm trying to build up my subscribers so please check out my covers and let me know if you like them and subscribe if you do!

  93. C.... P....

    Awesome song, I love it BIG TIME MUCH. <3 :D

  94. D.... H....

    jay pride never dies

  95. C.... S....

    I graduated in 2002 from JC, It also gives me pride that i was able to go to a school that had such an amazing football coach and team!

  96. A.... ....

    i agree...i am also a coach/player and i stumbled across this song..the content of the video really pulled me in. I heard both versions i liked them equally. Its embarrassingly accurate in terms of my life....i was blown away by that i know that probably sounds silly to most lol..by embarrassing i meant that its not everyday you see a video and a song literally portraying your deepest feelings so accurately and in context

  97. A.... ....

    love this song both versions of it!
    can i ask a question what is the significance of the coach in relation to the video..
    i can't seem to connect the 2

  98. b.... ....

    Oompa Loompa Frumpa Lumpa.

  99. l.... ....

    Lovely song thanks for posting