[Verse 1]
I woke before the kiln-smoke
Palms flat on the stone
My ribs held a storm
But my mind held a bone
One foot in the dust
One eye on the moon
I learned to stand still
In a room full of ruin
[Pre-Chorus]
Slow the pulse
Set it straight
Let the wild parts
Meet the gate
Soft as rain
Hard as jade
I bend, I balance
I don’t break
[Chorus]
Jade breath, jade breath
Hold me in the middle
Jade breath, jade breath
Bend like a willow
Left hand, right hand
Thunder in the stillness
Jade breath, jade breath
That’s my inner witness
(jade breath) (jade breath)
[Verse 2]
On the ridge where the pines lean
I spar with my fear
Each strike finds my shadow
Then it disappears
No hunger for glory
No chase for the crown
Just the bell in my chest
And the mountain I found
[Pre-Chorus]
Slow the pulse
Set it straight
Let the wild parts
Meet the gate
Soft as rain
Hard as jade
I bend, I balance
I don’t break
[Chorus]
Jade breath, jade breath
Hold me in the middle
Jade breath, jade breath
Bend like a willow
Left hand, right hand
Thunder in the stillness
Jade breath, jade breath
That’s my inner witness
(jade breath) (jade breath)
[Bridge]
When the blade meets the blade
I choose the calm between
When the mouth wants to shout
I return to the clean
There’s a river in me
That knows where to go
It cuts through the canyon
Then softens to flow
[Final Chorus]
Jade breath, jade breath
Hold me in the middle
Jade breath, jade breath
Bend like a willow
Left hand, right hand
Thunder in the stillness
Jade breath, jade breath
That’s my inner witness
Jade breath, jade breath
Quiet but fearless
(jade breath) (jade breath)