[INTRO] For a hundred and twenty days... Grief had me in a chokehold. But look at me now. I can breathe. [VERSE 1] For a hundred and twenty days, grief had me in a chokehold, Had me walking through the sunshine feeling ice-cold, Had me smiling for the world while my heart stayed broke, Every morning felt heavy, every night brought smoke. I gave grief a room, Gave grief a key, Let it sit beside me, Let it talk to me. But grief don't get to own me, It can visit, that's okay, I'm not throwing out the memories, I'm just making room for today. [PRE-CHORUS] I cried what I needed, I felt what I felt, But I can't stay underwater just because I learned to swim. [CHORUS] I'm breathing again, I'm breathing again, I thought grief had the keys, But I'm taking them back again. I'm breathing again, Look at the smile on my face, I ain't forgetting who I lost, I'm just making room for today. One hundred and twenty days, Had me fighting for my breath, Now I'm opening the windows, Letting sunlight hit my chest. I'm breathing again, Yeah, I'm breathing again. [POST-CHORUS] I can breathe! I can breathe! Grief had me down, But it ain't keeping me. I can breathe! I can breathe! Look at me now, I'm finally feeling free. [VERSE 2] I ain't gotta apologize for laughing anymore, Ain't gotta feel guilty when I'm dancing on the floor, Love don't disappear just because the tears ain't falling, And remembering somebody don't mean I gotta stop living. Grief can have its season, But it can't have every year, It can sit beside my memories, But it can't drive me from here. I learned something about pain, It don't always need a fight, Sometimes you let it pass through and keep walking toward the light. So here's to every morning I thought I couldn't face, Every night I went to sleep with a mountain on my chest. I didn't conquer grief, I just learned how to coexist, And somewhere in the breathing, I remembered who I is. [PRE-CHORUS] I cried what I needed, I felt what I felt, But I can't stay underwater just because I learned to swim. [CHORUS] I'm breathing again, I'm breathing again, I thought grief had the keys, But I'm taking them back again. I'm breathing again, Look at the smile on my face, I ain't forgetting who I lost, I'm just making room for today. One hundred and twenty days, Had me fighting for my breath, Now I'm opening the windows, Letting sunlight hit my chest. I'm breathing again, Yeah, I'm breathing again. [BRIDGE] Grief... You can come when you need to. But you can't live here. This house got laughter now. This house got music. This house got life. And I'm not apologizing for it. [VERSE 3] I got another sunrise, Another song in my chest, Another reason to get up, Another chance to do my best. The past can stay beautiful without becoming my prison, I can carry every memory and still keep my vision. I don't have to choose between remembering and living, I can honor every loss while appreciating what I'm given. So turn the music up, let the whole room shake, I've spent enough days letting sadness take the stage. Today I'm taking mine, Tomorrow can take the next, I'm not running from my grief, I'm just refusing to be next. [FINAL CHORUS] I'm breathing again, I'm breathing again, I thought grief had the keys, But I'm taking them back again. I'm breathing again, Look at the smile on my face, I ain't forgetting who I lost, I'm just making room for today. One hundred and twenty days, Had me fighting for my breath, Now I'm opening the windows, Letting sunlight hit my chest. I'm breathing again, Yeah, I'm breathing again. [FINAL POST-CHORUS] I can breathe! I can breathe! Grief had me down, But it ain't keeping me. I can breathe! I can breathe! I loved them then, I love them still, And I'm allowed to live. I can breathe! [OUTRO] One hundred and twenty days... Grief had me in a chokehold. But I found my breath. And I'm keeping it.
