[Intro – SI:REN, soft, breathy, intimate] (Breathe in…) You said I needed you to survive But I was learning how to stay alive ⸻ [Verse 1 – SI:REN, calm, low register, controlled] I remember choking on your words Smoke in every sentence You called it love I called it dependence Ashes falling from your mouth Every promise burning out You swore I’d fade without your flame But I was fire before you came ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – building, restrained emotion] You filled the room with gasoline Told me I was incomplete Said I’d never stand alone Said I’d never breathe on my own ⸻ [Chorus – soaring but controlled, emotional radio lift] You tried to take my air from me But I learned how to breathe You tried to put your weight on me But I broke free You were the smoke inside my lungs I was the pulse, I was the drum You tried to take my air from me But I learned how to breathe ⸻ [Post-Chorus – layered harmonies, airy] (Breathe in… breathe out…) I’m not drowning now ⸻ [Verse 2 – slightly deeper tone, self-awareness] I built my throne from fear and pride Didn’t see what lived inside Thought control meant safety first But silence only made it worse I held my breath to keep the peace Called it love, called it release But strength was never holding tight It was walking into light ⸻ [Pre-Chorus 2 – stronger lift] Pressure made the cracks appear But clarity is crystal clear Even when I couldn’t see The air was always inside me ⸻ [Chorus – bigger, brighter lift] You tried to take my air from me But I learned how to breathe You tried to make me incomplete But I found me You were the smoke inside my lungs I was the pulse, I was the drum You tried to take my air from me But I learned how to breathe ⸻ [Bridge – minimal drums, heartbeat pulse, emotional softness] (whisper) Breathe in… Breathe out… ⸻ [Final Chorus – full lift, stacked harmonies, emotional release] You tried to take my air from me But I learned how to breathe You tried to bury all of me But I’m still me You were the smoke, I was the flame You played the match, I kept my name You tried to take my air from me But I learned how to breathe ⸻ [Outro – soft, victorious calm] (Breathe in…) (Breathe out…) I learned how to breathe
