Breathe Again

She wears silence like armor, glass across her lips,
Counts the exits, studies every crack she’s lived.
Her laugh’s rehearsed for safety,
Sleeps with one eye closed.
Smiles for all the cameras
While the light erases prose.
Left with a suitcase full of no’s,
Fear where the sun won’t go.
Pre-Chorus
I meet her in the rubble, learn the shape of every threat,
If thunder makes her flinch, I’ll be quieter than breath.
If she needs to crawl, I’ll clear the ground instead.
Chorus
You can breathe again — I’m not the smoke or flame.
I won’t rewrite your memory or mark you with my name.
We’ll stitch the hours slowly till the edges mend,
I’ll hold the quiet back so you can breathe again.
You can breathe again — it’s okay to bend.
The air inside your lungs is yours to keep again.
No sudden moves, no promises that bend,
We’ll learn the world in inches —
You can breathe again.
Verse 2
She built small islands out of habits and sharp things,
Kept a list of don’ts beneath the sink.
Wore apology like perfume in her bones,
Lipstick scars and numbers in her phone.
Speaks in pause and parentheses,
Never crosses fields completely.
When love arrived with open hands,
She feared how soft it seemed.
Pre-Chorus 2
So I soften all the thunder, teach my hands to rest,
If she counts the exits, I’ll stand and name what’s left.
If she tests the water, I won’t rush her steps.
Bridge
I know the sound of flinching — I’ve worn that fear too.
Got ghosts that empty out a room.
But I’d trade them for the weight of your small smile,
Let me be your witness for a while.
Say my name like a doorway, not a plea —
If the past comes crawling, let it sit with me.
Breakdown
Slow hands, slow breath — teach me where it hurts.
Soft light, long nights — we’ll measure love by worth.
When thunder comes, call my name, I’ll be the bell,
The shore you learn to trust, the place you’re safe to dwell.
Final Chorus
Breathe again — I’m not the smoke or flame.
I won’t rewrite your memory or brand you with my name.
We’ll stitch the hours slow until the edges mend,
I’ll hold the quiet back — breathe again.
Take the air, let it be yours to tend.
No sudden moves, no promises that bend.
We’ll learn how to be human —
We’ll learn to breathe again

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