The Script - Breakeven Lyrics Meaning

"I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing" this song is about heartbreak and this line refers to a time during the making of this album in which Danny O'Donoghue (the lead singer and songwriter) and friend guitarist mark Sheehan were suffering a hard time after the death of their parents, hence the "barely breathing"part as marks' mother was sick for a very long time before she passed away. the rest of the song i think refers to a relationship, probably of lovers, rather than family.

"She finally met a man whos gonna put her first" might refer to his(the character who the song is about) long work schedule and never being able to sit back with his girl and be a couple so she moves on to another man who will have time for her, but his heart doesnt "breakeven" because he knows she still loves him but cant compete with his work anymore, hence the "while im wide awake she has no trouble sleeping" because this is a sign of comfort and safety when you can sleep knowing that someone is watching over you.

personally i think there are two lines in the entire song that define what the real meaning is; "her best days will be some of my worst". the reason why i think this is because the lines surrounding these pretty much explain that because he's been away so much that "her best days" with another guy are his worst because she gone. "what am i supposed to do when the best part of me was always you" this is a very romantic line because he's saying "well, you were the best thing that ever happened to me, and without you i am nothing, so what am i supposed to do now that you're not with me anymore" :'(