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