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[Intro — Soft, Airy Vocals]
[Soft exhale]
Mmm…
Ooh…
I’ve been holding on so long…
Didn’t even know it
Then you came along…
And something in me opened
[Soft exhale]
I thought love was supposed to take my breath away…
Funny…
You did the opposite
You gave it back
[Verse 1]
I got so used to holding something
Even when there wasn’t nothing wrong
Always bracing for the ending
Before the beginning got too far along
Then you came in soft and steady
Never asking me to prove a thing
Somewhere in all that quiet
I forgot what I was protecting
I can laugh without rehearsing
Lay beside you and just be
Never knew how much I carried
’Til your love made room for me
[Pre-Chorus]
No racing heart from wondering
No butterflies from fear
Just something warm inside me saying
You can breathe right here
[Chorus]
I’ve been waiting to exhale
Didn’t know I held it in so long
Thought love had to leave me breathless
’Til you showed me I was wrong
You don’t take my breath away
Baby, you give it back to me
Every time I’m in your arms
I breathe a little more freely
Maybe all my life, my love
I’ve been waiting to exhale
[Verse 2]
I used to think the deepest feeling
Had to come with something loud
Something reckless, something burning
But you feel like Sunday morning
Curtains moving with the breeze
Like my body finally learning
Love can come without unease
I don’t disappear inside you
I become a little more myself
You don’t fill some empty space in me
You make me love the space I held
[Pre-Chorus]
There’s no countdown in the silence
No question underneath
I can lay my head against you
And let my whole soul breathe
[Chorus]
I’ve been waiting to exhale
Didn’t know I held it in so long
Thought love had to leave me breathless
’Til you showed me I was wrong
You don’t take my breath away
Baby, you give it back to me
Every time I’m in your arms
I breathe a little more freely
Maybe all my life, my love
I’ve been waiting to exhale
[Bridge]
Maybe heaven isn’t thunder
Maybe sometimes it’s this still
Maybe peace can still be passion
Maybe safe can still feel real
If forever has a feeling
I don’t need to know it yet
Right now your hand inside of mine
Feels like a promise without pressure
For the first time love feels spacious
And I finally know how…
To breathe
[Final Chorus]
I’ve been waiting to exhale
All this time I never even knew
I was holding back my softness
’Til it felt this safe with you
You don’t take my breath away
Baby, you give it back to me
And loving you don’t feel like falling
It feels like landing peacefully
No chasing highs, no living scared
Maybe every road before you
Was teaching me to meet you here
I’ve been waiting…
Waiting to exhale
[Outro]
I held my breath so long
Until loving you felt this easy
No rush
No fear
No need to know where it ends
Just you…
Just me…
And room enough to breathe
I’ve been waiting to exhale
Details
GeneratedAug 14, 2026
Duration5:08
LanguageEnglish
Style
Soulful neo-soul R&B, smoky female vocals, breathy emotion, warm bass, lush keys, soft drums, rich harmonies, romantic.
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