Breathing Room

[Verse 1]
Phone buzzing on the table
Three screens
One tired stare
Coffee cold
Heart unstable
Half here
Half out of air
Smiling in the hallway
Holding in a storm
Jokes about “I’m fine
Yeah”
While your pulse is running warm
[Chorus]
We all need a little breathing room
Step back from the panic in the afternoon
It’s alright to say “I’m not okay” (hey!)
That’s how the healing finds its way
You’re not weak for asking for some help
Stronger when you don’t go through it by yourself
In the rush
In the noise
In the pressure and the gloom
We all need a little breathing room
[Verse 2]
Boss calling
“Can you stay late?”
Your chest says “please say no”
You write “sure” in the email
But your hands are moving slow
Text your friend “you free later?”
Talk it out on a walk
Little cracks let the light in
When you finally start to talk (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
We all need a little breathing room
Step back from the panic in the afternoon
It’s alright to say “I’m not okay” (hey!)
That’s how the healing finds its way
You’re not weak for asking for some help
Stronger when you don’t go through it by yourself
In the rush
In the noise
In the pressure and the gloom
We all need a little breathing room
[Bridge]
Take a lap round the building
Count your breath
One to four
Tell your fear
“You’re not driving”
You can’t steer anymore
Write it down on a sticky
“I deserve to feel well”
Little truths on the mirror
Breaking through the spell
[Chorus]
We all need a little breathing room
Step back from the panic in the afternoon
It’s alright to say “I’m not okay” (hey!)
That’s how the healing finds its way
You’re not weak for asking for some help
Stronger when you don’t go through it by yourself
In the rush
In the noise
In the pressure and the gloom
We all need a little breathing room

rock, Bright pop-rock with steady mid-tempo groove, clean electric guitars, and warm synth pads; male or female vocals stay upfront and conversational in the verses, chorus lifts with big gang-style “hey”s and tight harmonies, drums open up with crashing cymbals on hooks, last chorus adds octave vocal for an anthemic, shout-along finish, pop, pop rock