Lyrics

You Take My Breath Away
"The song is about: Every single second of every single day, you take my breath away."
(Verse 1)
Saw you standing on the corner, sunlight in your hair.
Didn't need a single word to know that I had to stop and stare.
The world kept rushing past us, a blurry, frantic race.
But all I saw was quiet in the beauty of your face.
The sirens screaming faded to a silent, distant hum
My knees felt weak and heavy, my mouth felt strangely numb.
And everything I thought I knew just scattered in the wind,
This moment that your story and my story would begin.

(Chorus)
'Cause you're a sudden silence in the middle of a scream.
You're the waking moment that I've longed for in a dream.
You're the final measure, the last and perfect phrase.
A walking work of art in these complicated days.
And when you look at me, with that easy, knowing smile,
The air just leaves my chest for a long, beautiful while.
Yeah, you take my breath away, you take my breath away.
Every single second of every single day, you take my breath away.

(Verse 2)
I've seen the monuments, I've seen the city lights.
I've watched the ocean crashing on the wildest, darkest nights.
I've stood beneath the starlight and felt the ancient pull.
But all that pales to nothin' 'cause you make my heart so full.
The clever words I practiced, the lines I thought I'd say,
They all just turned to stumbles and they all just drift away.
And all that's left is wonder, and all that's left is grace,
As I stand here, speechless, in this time and in this place.

(Bridge)
Some people search forever for a meaning or a sign.
But all I need is you, and knowing that you're mine.
You're the answer to a question I was too afraid to ask.
You're the only thing that's real behind this complicated mask.

(Chorus)
'Cause you're a sudden silence in the middle of a scream.
You're the waking moment that I've longed for in a dream.
You're the final measure, the last and perfect phrase.
A walking work of art in these complicated days.
And when you look at me, with that easy, knowing smile,
The air just leaves my chest for a long, beautiful while.
Yeah, you take my breath away, you take my breath away
Every single second of every single day, you take my breath away.

(Outro)
Yeah, you take my breath away...
You take my breath away...
I'm just standing here...
With nothing left to say...
You just take my breath away.