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I Can't Breathe — Lyrics

I'm scared to sleep, I'm scared to dream
I'm scared to wake up in case I scream
I'm scared to whisper one word
That's all it needs

I hear it breathe, I hear it sigh
I hear it laughing when something dies
I hear it calling
But I'm too scared to move

I'm so scared
I can't breathe
I'm so scared
I just can't breathe

I'm scared to look, I'm scared to see
I'm scared of mirrors in case it's me
I'm scared of memories
But now that's all I have

So I can't leave and no-one comes
So no-one noticed that I've come undone
I'd hide in shadows
But the shadows talk to me

I'm so scared
I can't breathe
I'm so scared
I just can't breathe

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Song Statistics

Total live performances 65

From The Original Album Pure

First performance 19th November 2013Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall,England

Most recent performance 19th November 2013Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall,England

Performances by Year

2000	11
2001	32
2002	5
2003	5
2007	4
2008	5
2009	3

I Can't Breathe
Live Performances in 2000 - 11

20 October 2000	-	London, Brixton Academy
20 November 2000	-	Cologne Prime Club
21 November 2000	-	Stuttgart Die Rohre
22 November 2000	-	Basel Kaserne
23 November 2000	-	Vienna, Szene Wien
24 November 2000	-	Munich Metropolis
25 November 2000	-	Erfurt, Centrum
26 November 2000	-	Berlin Pfefferburg
27 November 2000	-	Copenhagen Vega
28 November 2000	-	Hamburg Schlachthof
29 November 2000	-	Brussels Le Botanique

I Can't Breathe
Live Performances in 2001 - 32

13 February 2001	-	Croydon Fairfield Hall
14 February 2001	-	Southampton Guildhall
15 February 2001	-	Birmingham Academy
17 February 2001	-	Dublin Vicar Street
18 February 2001	-	Belfast Limelight
19 February 2001	-	Glasgow, The Garage
20 February 2001	-	Nottingham Rock City
21 February 2001	-	Manchester Academy
22 February 2001	-	Sheffield City Hall
23 February 2001	-	London, The Forum
17 April 2001	-	Washington DC, 930 Club
18 April 2001	-	New York Irving Plaza
19 April 2001	-	Philadelphia Theatre Of Living Arts
20 April 2001	-	Boston Paradise
21 April 2001	-	Montreal Cafe Campus
22 April 2001	-	Toronto Palais Royale
24 April 2001	-	Royal Oak Music Theatre
26 April 2001	-	Cleveland The Odeon
27 April 2001	-	Cincinnati Bogarts
28 April 2001	-	Chicago, House Of Blues
29 April 2001	-	Minneapolis First Avenue
01 May 2001	-	Boulder Fox Theatre
04 May 2001	-	San Francisco, The Fillmore
05 May 2001	-	Los Angeles, House Of Blues
06 May 2001	-	San Diego 4th & B Theatre
07 May 2001	-	Anaheim, House Of Blues
14 July 2001	-	Arvika Festival
03 August 2001	-	Eurorock Festival, Neerpelt
24 August 2001	-	Reading Eestival
25 August 2001	-	Leeds Festival
01 September 2001	-	M,Era Luna Festival
23 September 2001	-	London, Shepherds Bush Empire

I Can't Breathe
Live Performances in 2002 - 5

05 April 2002	-	Manchester Academy
06 April 2002	-	London, Shepherds Bush Empire
19 September 2002	-	Glasgow, Queen Margaret Union
20 September 2002	-	Liverpool, Nation
21 September 2002	-	London, Hackney The Ocean

I Can't Breathe
Live Performances in 2003 - 5

08 February 2003	-	Bristol Colston Hall
09 February 2003	-	London, Shepherds Bush Empire
17 February 2003	-	Cologne Live Music Hall
20 September 2003	-	Manchester Academy
21 September 2003	-	London, Astoria

I Can't Breathe
Live Performances in 2007 - 4

25 July 2007	-	Nottingham, Rock City
26 July 2007	-	Bristol, 02 Academy
27 July 2007	-	Liverpool, 02 Academy
28 July 2007	-	London, Shepherds Bush Empire

I Can't Breathe
Live Performances in 2008 - 5

24 July 2008	-	Coventry, The Kasbah
25 July 2008	-	Kirkcudbright, the Wickerman Festival, Scotland
26 July 2008	-	Leeds Rio's
05 September 2008	-	Manchester Academy
07 September 2008	-	London, Indigo 2

I Can't Breathe
Live Performances in 2009 - 3

02 March 2009	-	Brisbane, The Tivoli
05 March 2009	-	Sydney, Enmore Theatre
07 March 2009	-	Melbourne, The Forum