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Comparing Aaliyah's I Don T Do And Fefe Do

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Almost everyone will go through a breakup. Those who have been through a rough breakup may agree that heartache hurts. Individuals handle breakups in many different ways; some might become depressed, stop eating, or even overeat. In Aaliyah’s “I Don’t Wanna” and FeFe Dobson’s “Can’t Breath”, each artist expresses their emotional response to handling a breakup. Each are fighting to hold on to the relationship and not wanting to believe that the relationship is actually over.
In the song "Can't Breathe", FeFe Dobson tells her lover that he was wrong for walking away from their relationship. She says that he “should have made it better,” that he “broke the promise” he made, that they should have stayed together. Since the breakup, she can’t breathe, …show more content…

When they first started dating, they promised that they would always be together and that no one would come between them, that they would always love each other. She goes on to say that lately they’ve been fighting a lot and she wishes that things could go back to how they were at the beginning of their relationship. She asks, “Can we start again, do it over, can we straighten it out, can we work it out?” Since the breakup, she doesn’t want to be, live, or go without him. She also says that she doesn’t want to be alone. She says that she can’t sleep, think, eat, speak, feel, be, or even breathe without him, “My whole world is upside down.” She doesn't want to go out. She feels like she’s going to die without him and asks what she is supposed to do, “It's hurting me that we don't talk no more.” They no longer communicate since the break up and she seems to be displaying signs of depression. “People with depressed moods can feel sad. They may lose interest in activities that were once pleasurable, experience loss of appetite” and have problems sleeping (“Depression”). She finishes the song questioning why their relationship isn’t working out and where did it go wrong. In the end, she feels that they should still carry on with their …show more content…

Both are unhappy songs. Each artist mentions not being able to sleep or breathe without their lover post-breakup. Aaliyah says, “I can't even breathe without you.” Just as FeFe Dobson says, “Now I can’t breathe, if I’m not breathin’ with you” as well as “I’ve got no air without you.” In both songs each artist refers back to when they each made what they described as a vow or promise with their lover, to always stay together. They also share the same belief that they should have been with their lovers forever. FeFe Dobson says, “We should have been forever,” just as Aaliyah thought, “that we'd always be together through whatever.” In the end, both artists still desire to be in their previous

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