Breath I Didn’t Earn (Alternative)

[Intro] …didn’t notice… …didn’t think about it… [Verse 1] I used to wake up without thinking Hands just worked, no hesitation Tied my shoes without a question Fed myself like it was nothing Never thanked the air around me Never felt it fill my chest Just assumed it’d always find me Never stopped to let it rest [Hook] I didn’t know… I didn’t know… [Verse 2] Then the light bent out of nowhere Metal, glass, and silence ringing Woke up somewhere I couldn’t follow My own body barely breathing Every second stretching longer Every movement out of reach What was simple turned to hunger For the things I couldn’t keep [Hook] I didn’t know… What it meant to stay alive [Chorus] Now I feel every breath I didn’t earn Let it in… let it burn In my lungs, in my bones Like a debt I’ve always owed I don’t need to lose it all To see what I’ve been given I just needed one close call To finally start living [Verse 3] There are roads I’ve never walked on Where the water doesn’t run But I don’t need that kind of distance To know what I’ve become It’s in the quiet, in the small things In the rhythm of my chest In the space between the moments I ignored and second-guessed [Bridge] Breath in… Hold it… Feel it… Don’t forget it… [Chorus] Now I feel every breath I didn’t earn Let it in… let it burn In my lungs, in my bones Like a debt I’ve always owed I don’t need to lose it all To see what I’ve been given I just needed one close call To finally start living [Outro] I didn’t earn it… But I’m still here… (Pause) So I breathe…