Breathe is the seventh track of the standard edition of Taylor's second album Fearless. It was released on November 11, 2008. It features Colbie Caillat.
"It's a song about having to say goodbye to somebody, but it never blames anybody. Sometimes that's the most difficult part. When it's nobody's fault. I was a huge fan of Colbie's record. When it came out, I fell in love with the way that she makes music. I contacted her management right away and I asked if I could write with her and, sure enough, Colbie had a date coming up in Nashville where she was going to be playing a show and she had the day off. I think she sounds beautiful on it. I'm so excited to have her voice on my album."
[Verse 1: Taylor Swift]
I see your face in my mind as I drive away
'Cause none of us thought it was gonna end that way
People are people and sometimes we change our minds
But it's killing me to see you go after all this time
[Verse 2: Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat]
Music starts playing like the end of a sad movie
It's the kind of ending you don't really wanna see
'Cause it's tragedy and it'll only bring you down
Now I don't know what to be without you around
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat]
And we know it's never simple, never easy
Never a clean break, no one here to save me
You're the only thing I know like the back of my hand
[Chorus: Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat]
And I can't breathe without you, but I have to
Breathe without you, but I have to
[Verse 3: Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat]
Never wanted this, never wanna see you hurt
Every little bump in the road, I tried to swerve
But people are people and sometimes it doesn't work out
Nothing we say is gonna save us from the fall out
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat]
And we know it's never simple, never easy
Never a clean break, no one here to save me
You're the only thing I know like the back of my hand
[Chorus: Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat]
And I can't breathe without you, but I have to
Breathe without you but I have to
[Bridge: Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat]
It's 2 A.M, feeling like I just lost a friend
Hope you know it's not easy, easy for me
It's 2 A.M, feeling like I just lost a friend
Hope you know this ain't easy, easy for me
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat]
And we know it's never simple, never easy
Never a clean break, no one here to save me, oh-oh
[Chorus: Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat]
I can't breathe without you, but I have to
Breathe without you, but I have to
Breathe without you, but I have to
