Artifact Information
Breathe (feat. Colbie Caillat)
Eras
Fearless
Albums
Fearless
Released
2008
Musical style
Acoustic duet
Mood
Fragile
All Versions
Standard
Hot 100 Peak
Did not chart
Themes
Curator's Note
Interpretation
Breathe is a duet about friendship fading quietly. The killer line — "I don't know how to keep breathing" — names that losing a friend steals your breath like a breakup.
Colbie's harmony makes the grief shared. Early on, Taylor knew a female friendship ending deserves a real sad song, not a shrug.
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Full lyrics are not reproduced here to respect copyright.
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