Teach Me to Breathe
jerdot04Posted on September 3, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Woke with the static inside my chest
Half of a question, none of the rest
Hands on the wheel but the road won't bend
Chasing a reason I can't defend
Dust in my lungs, blood in the sound
Built from the pieces I never found
I keep on moving, nowhere to land
Waiting for something I'll understand
[Pre-Chorus]
If there's a signal in the noise
If there's a meaning in the choice
[Chorus]
Teach me to breathe when the air runs thin
Show me the door when the walls cave in
Give me a reason to carry the weight
Before I become what I learned to hate
Teach me to stand when the ground won't stay
Show me the truth when it fades away
I've been alive, but I need to know
How to become more than flesh and bone
[Verse 2]
Blacktop burning beneath my feet
Heart keeps time with a broken beat
Every answer turns into smoke
Every promise bends till it breaks or chokes
I've worn the blame like a second skin
Lost every fight that I couldn't win
Still there's a spark underneath the rust
Something inside me refuses the dust
[Pre-Chorus]
If there's a signal in the noise
If there's a meaning in the choice
[Chorus]
Teach me to breathe when the air runs thin
Show me the door when the walls cave in
Give me a reason to carry the weight
Before I become what I learned to hate
Teach me to stand when the ground won't stay
Show me the truth when it fades away
I've been alive, but I need to know
How to become more than flesh and bone
[Bridge]
No savior coming
No perfect sign
Just one more heartbeat
Still keeping time
If I'm unfinished
Then let me begin
I don't need heaven
I need a way in
[Final Chorus]
Teach me to breathe when the air runs thin
Show me the door when the walls cave in
Give me a reason to carry the weight
Before I become what I learned to hate
Teach me to stand when the ground won't stay
Show me the truth when it fades away
I've been alive, but I need to know
How to become more than flesh and bone
[Outro]
Still breathing
Still burning
Still learning
Where to go