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Barely Breathing – Duncan Sheik

The song Barely Breathing by Duncan Sheik was written and recorded in 1996. In my opinion it is a contemporary pop song geared toward a younger crowd. The song contains mentions of two astronomical objects. These objects mentioned in the song are a shooting star and a black hole.
In the case of the mentioned star, I would have to say that the songwriter was not using the object as a true scientific astronomical object. He is merely using it as an expression of how he was feeling at that moment, saying that he knows that the person that he is writing about is just leading him on. Therefore, he says that he is basically "wishing on a star" to think that the person truly has feelings for him.
The line in the song "But the black holes that surrounded you are heavier by far" is the other astronomical object that is used by the writer. With the mention of the black holes, I think the writer is not really using them in a scientific manner,......

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