Learning to Breathe

Verse 1
Learning to breathe
Without your name in my lungs
Letting the quiet
Sit where our future once was

Learning to see
Myself in a gentler way
Not through your eyes
But in my own shade of grey

Pre-Chorus
I’m not holding my breath
When you walk by anymore
My hands don’t shake
Like they did before

Chorus
I’m learning to live
Without you by my side
Not because I stopped loving you
But because I need my life
You’ll always be my person
In a way I can’t explain
But I’m learning to hold that love
Without holding the pain

Verse 2
Now I’m dancing in our living room
Waiting for you to join
Out of habit, I still turn around
Like I’ll hear your voice

But the music doesn’t stop
When no one takes my hand
I’m finding I can sway alone
And still know who I am

I’m loving myself now
The way you used to do
Speaking softer to my heart
When it aches for you

There’s no anger in this
No blame left to say
Just two souls who met
And slowly changed

Bridge
Maybe love isn’t always forever
Maybe it’s a season we grow through
Maybe this distance isn’t forever
Just until we meet again, me and you

And until that moment finds us
Wherever life decides
I’ll keep dancing in the living room
With hope instead of pride

Final Chorus
I’m learning to breathe
And it feels unfamiliar but right
Spinning through the silence
In the middle of the night
You’ll always be my person
Just not the home I stay
And loving you once
Helped me love myself this way

Outro (soft, almost whispered)
Maybe not forever
Maybe just for now
I’ll keep dancing on my own
Until our paths allow

Learning to breathe
Learning to be
Yours in memory
And still… me

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