About the song
A quiet room, a phone, and a man who can only breathe when someone is watching.
Borrowed air, borrowed air / You call it love because they stare
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BORROWED AIR lyrics
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Intro
The room goes quiet. Your hand finds the phone.
Verse 1
The waiter knows your face before your name Someone turns a phone and you sit up straight You say you hate the room, then scan the door To see who noticed you before A laugh gets louder when the lens swings near You breathe it in like something you can keep
Chorus
Borrowed air, borrowed air You call it love because they stare One quiet room and you need them there Fame fills your lungs with borrowed air
Verse 2
You learn which tears look good from the side Which old wound earns one more headline You tell one secret, then another one Till home feels like a set you rent The people close to you speak less and less They know the private only pays rent
Breakdown
No monster came and made you choose No hand was on the knife Just one more room that knew your name If the room goes quiet, poof disappear
Verse 3
One night the table has no phones on it No flash comes through the window glass You hear your own fork touch the plate And for a second, nothing asks You could walk out and keep that quiet You reach for the screen so you can breath
Chorus
Borrowed air, borrowed air You call it love because they stare The door is open, you stay right there Fame fills your lungs with borrowed air You take one breath, then check who stares
Inside the recording
The room goes quiet. Your hand finds the phone.
Borrowed air, borrowed air You call it love because they stare
Borrowed air, borrowed air You call it love because they stare
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