Jake E wrote the song for his daughter. It’s about how he felt about being/becoming a father for the first time and all the fears that he felt before it happens and also how he felt afterwards, when he held his child in his arms for the first time, and how he changed as a person.
According to Olof...
Elize
You sense there's a purpose of a higher life
A force in your heart as if you were revived
Brand new grounds to explore before the night arrives
Jake
With unlimited options, it has just begun
I've done things that you won't, I wish I'd never done
As I look through the eyes of what is my design
You've taken the ascendancy
Elize/Jake
Shaking me, saving me in the darkest hour
Fear was a part of me, growing stronger
Breaking into my soul, let me see eternity
Henrik
A life is a dream, one way directional
It starts with a cell to something magical
You've been handed the world, a new identity
Elize: Compelling me, you're my relief
Elize/Jake
Shaking me, saving me in the darkest hour
Fear was a part of me, growing stronger
Breaking into my soul, let me see eternity
Turning me, burning me in the darkest hour
Fear was part of me, growing stronger
Breaking into my soul, bringing me serenity
Jake: You've taken the ascendancy
Elize/Jake
Shaking me, saving me in the darkest hour
Fear was a part of me, growing stronger
Breaking into my soul, let me see eternity
Turning me, burning me in the darkest hour
Fear was part of me, growing stronger
Breaking into my soul, bringing me serenity
The day I exhale
Exhale was written by Amaranthe & Jake E & Olof Mörck.
Exhale was produced by Jacob Hansen & Jake E & Olof Mörck.