Holding My Breath is a formerly unidentified Disco song by Australian band The Mad Turks From Istanbul, released in 1987 as a single and on the album Cafe Istanbul.
Search History[]
On July 12th, 2019, user teenagesaabtragic posted the song on r/NameThatSong. According to them, the song was recorded on cassette in the 80s-90s.
On December 15th, 2021, YouTuber Lost Music: Cold Case posted the song on their channel under the name "Holding My Breath".
On the same day, the song was identified by YouTuber FatBird as Holding My Breat by The Mad Turks From Istanbul.
Lyrics[]
I don't want to see the sun this morning
Oh, not when a broken heart of you is the only reminder of you
I don't want to look for something I am meant to find, but that container says the name of mine
I wish it referred to one body more than my mind
But everything that you avoid is only used to annoy
There'd be no second thoughts you said
I was born a few breaths short
But I'm not holding my breath with someone like you
I can control my rhetoric, I can still hold back a cigarette
But I'm not holding my breath with someone like you
I'm not holding my breath with someone like you
But do you know a second thought she said
I was born a few breaths short, but I'm not bored of my breath with someone like you
I can control my regrets and hurt, I can still hold back the cigarette. But I'm not holding my breath with someone like you
I'm not holding my breath with someone like you
Why is this this friendly conversation always suddenly so rough?
Interrogation, could we be left all alone?
Keep talking, never stop
The telephone never felt so hot
I've never heard you talk this way and there's one thing that I could never say
The oven hasn't worked since the day
I put my head inside
This is it, stay out of her room
This is it, stay out of your room
But do you know a second thought she said
I was born a few breaths short, but I'm not bored of my breath with someone like you
I can control my regrets and hurt, I can still hold back the cigarette. But I'm not holding my breath with someone like you
I'm not holding my breath with someone like you
I'm not holding my breath with someone like you
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The Mad Turks From Istanbul[]
The Mad Turks From Istanbul were a power pop band from Adelaide. They were formed in 1984 by Chuck Skatt (Charles Jenkins) on vocals, Dom Benedictine III (Dominic Larizza) on drums, Martyn La Merde (Martyn Christopher) on bass and Hank M Turk (Matthias Eckhardt) on guitar. In 1986 Steve Caon joined on drums and Benedictine moved to guitar. While in Adelaide they released a series of singles and their debut album, Cafe Istanbul (1987, Greasy Pop).
In 1989 Turk left the band and Skatt started playing guitar. The remaining members moved to Melbourne and became The Mad Turks. There they released their second album, Toast (1990, Greasy Pop), and three more singles before disbanding. Skatt and Benedictine went on to form Icecream Hands.