I was a huge fan of Backstreet Boys when they first broke out of the boyband scene about 15 years ago. I bought almost every of their album, bought every magazine that featured them… I was just crazy over them. I had a small crush on Nick, and I just loved Brian’s vocals. After a few years, however, my interest in them waned after I graduated from JC…
Today a new colleague was playing this song on her iPhone, and my ears instantly perked up. Damn, the vocals sounded so familiar! And the lyrics… oh my. Although most love songs just have cliche lyrics, and this is no exception, but there are just a few lines that somehow clicked for me. After a quick check on SoundHound (and with confirmation from my colleague, of course), I got to know that the song she was playing was Drowning, by Backstreet Boys. No wonder they sounded familiar!
Enjoy their MV and lyrics below (with the bolded words being the meaningful stuff that somehow struck a chord within me):
Drowning – Backstreet Boys
Don’t pretend you’re sorry
I know you’re not
You know you got the power
To make me weak inside
Girl you leave me breathless
But it’s okay ’cause
You are my survival
Now hear me say
I can’t imagine life
Without your love
Even forever don’t seem
Like long enough
‘Cause everytime I breathe
I take you in
And my heart beats again
Baby I can’t help it
You keep me
Drowning in your love
Everytime I try to rise above
I’m swept away by love
Baby I can’t help it
You keep me
Drowning in your love
Maybe I’m a drifter
Late at night
‘Cause I long for the safety
Of flowing freely
In your arms
I don’t need another life line
It’s not for me
‘Cause only you can save me
Oh can’t you see
I can’t imagine life
Without your love
And even forever don’t seem
Like long enough
‘Cause everytime I breathe
I take you in
And my heart beats again
Baby I can’t help it
You keep me
Drowning in your love
Everytime I try to rise above
I’m swept away by love
Baby I can’t help it
You keep me
Drowning in your love
Go on and pull me under
Cover me with dreams, yeah
Love me mouth to mouth now
You know I can’t resist
‘Cause you’re the air
That I breathe
Everytime I breathe
I take you in
And my heart beats again
Baby I can’t help it
You keep me
Drowning in your love
Everytime I try to rise above
I’m swept away by love
And baby I can’t help it
You keep me
Drowning your love
Baby I can’t help it
Keep me drowning
In your love
I keep drowning
In your love
Baby I can’t help it
Can’t help it no, no
‘Cause everytime I breathe
I take you in
And my heart beats again
Baby I can’t help it
You keep me
Drowning in your love
Everytime I try to rise above
I’m swept away by love
Baby I can’t help it
You keep me
Drowning in your love