Learning to Breathe

[Verse 1]

War in my head at three a.m.

Flashes of a battle I never left behind

Hands on the wall to keep me steady

Counting every breath to prove I'm still alive

[Pre-Chorus]

They said the worst had passed

But the ghost keeps the door

I built a wall from the wreckage

And locked myself inside

[Chorus]

Let the armor fall

I'm tired of this war

Let the armor fall

Break the chain around my chest

Set the old man free

Let the armor fall

[Post-Chorus]

Fall

Fall

Let it fall

[Verse 2]

Sat in a quiet room with a stranger

Empty chair just waiting for the truth

Told him about the silence that I carried

Every scream I swallowed in my youth

[Pre-Chorus]

The wound it doesn't bleed

But it echoes just the same

Woke up at thirty-five

Still chained to the flame

[Chorus]

Let the armor fall

I'm tired of this war

Let the armor fall

Break the chain around my chest

Set the old man free

Let the armor fall

[Bridge]

The therapist draws a circle

Says the man inside still breathes

I look in the mirror cold and pale

And see a stranger slowly waking

Tears I never knew I owned

Roll down like an overdue rain

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

Let the armor fall

I'm tired of this war

Let the armor fall

Break the chain around my chest

Set the old man free

Let the armor fall

[Post-Chorus]

Fall

Fall

Fall

[Buildup]

I'm taking back the day

I'm taking back the night

I'm waking from the gray

And stepping into light

[Final Chorus]

Let the armor fall

I'm done with this war

Let the armor fall

Break the chain around my chest

Set the old man free

Let the armor fall