[INTRO: Male mature tenor, low chest voice, half spoken half sung, conversational and close, dry and clear, felt piano alone, a faint airy pad barely there, sparse] Father, I don't have grand words, Just a heart that wants to say, O breath of life, holy breath divine, Thank You for another day. [VERSE 1: Male mature tenor, low chest voice, gentle but fully voiced, dry and clear, earnest and conversational, felt piano and soft strings only, sparse] Before I could say Your name, You knew the sound of mine, You breathed Your life in me, And I was Yours by design. [PRECHORUS: Male mature tenor, gentle but fully voiced, dry and clear, rising string arpeggios begin, strings swell gradually through the prechorus into the chorus, a turn toward joy] Every breath is a gift from You, Every morning Your love comes through, And like a child I reach up to You To say, I love You too. [VERSE 2: Male mature tenor, low chest voice, close and honest, dry and clear, felt piano and soft strings, a little more warmth] When I wake up to the morning light, Before I've thought a thing, Your breath is already in my chest, And I'm learning how to sing. [PRECHORUS: Male mature tenor, gentle but fully voiced, dry and clear, rising string arpeggios, strings and soft horn swell gradually into a fuller crescendo leading into the chorus] Every breath is a gift from You, Every morning Your love comes through, And like a child I reach up to You To say, I trust You too. [CHORUS 1: Male mature tenor, chest voice opening into a fuller tenor, first lift into major key, light brushed drums enter, acoustic guitar, clean electric guitar swells, strings swell, soft horn, shimmering celestial pad] O breath of life, holy breath divine, You breathed Your life in me, A living soul, made for You alone, Yours is all I want to be. [VERSE 3: Male mature tenor, low chest voice, honest and fully voiced, dry and clear, felt piano and soft strings, drums drop away, one cello line rising slowly toward the end of the verse] There were nights I had no words, My heart too tired to pray, But You kept breathing life in me And never turned away. [CHORUS 2: Male mature tenor, fuller and warmer, brushed drums in a half time feel, guitar, strings and soft horn swelling, a wordless adult choir of grown men and women enters on ooh vowels only, basses and tenors first, soft airy shimmer reverb on the choir, light and luminous, low in the mix beneath the lead] O breath of life, holy breath divine, You breathed Your life in me, A living soul, made for You alone, Yours is all I want to be. [INTERLUDE: Instrumental only, shimmering celestial pad, harp and violin harmonics, felt piano, a gradual swell from airy pad to rising strings and harp reaching a soft peak then settling, no vocals] [VERSE 4: Male mature tenor, low chest voice, intimate and surrendered, dry and clear, felt piano, soft strings, one warm cello line] Let Your light shine in me, Father, Warm and bright and true, Help me think the way You think, And love the way You do. [BRIDGE: Male mature tenor, half spoken half sung, begins with voice and felt piano only, dry and clear, plain and tender, low strings enter at Every breath I take, then soft horn, swelling gradually into the next verse] I don't have much to bring You, Only this breath, and it's Yours. I'm just a child who loves You, Still learning how to love. Every breath I take Is my thank You back to You. [VERSE 5: Male mature tenor, chest voice brightening toward a fuller tenor, bright major key, joyful, dry and clear, felt piano, acoustic guitar, light drums return, strings continue to rise] So let all my moments and my days Flow like living streams of praise, Every whisper, every song, All my life, all day long. [FINAL CHORUS: Key lifts a whole step, male lead opens into a full high tenor with head voice mix, power from sustained tone, the lead sings all the words, wordless adult choir of grown men and women on ooh and aah vowels only, basses and tenors first then altos then sopranos last, high chimes and bright harp, drums, strings and soft horn swelling throughout, the fullest moment of the song, soft airy shimmer reverb on the choir, light and luminous, low in the mix beneath the lead] O breath of life, holy breath divine, You breathed Your life in me, A living soul, made for You alone, Yours is all I'll ever be. [OUTRO: Male lead alone with felt piano, shimmering celestial pad softly returns, then one soft lyric soprano, a mature woman's voice, gentle, joins the lead in harmony on the last line only, tender] O breath of life, holy breath divine, Thank You for breathing life in me, And I love You, Father, I love You. [END]
