Breathe
Finding Liberation: Embracing Life's Storms with Tiffany Johnson's 'Breathe'
Lyrics
Let the waves just crash, right over me
Metaphorically embracing challenges and difficulties.
I lost my air, but I learned how to breathe
Despite hardship, found a way to survive and thrive.
I spent way too long convincing myself it was okay
Spent a significant time rationalizing and accepting a situation.
But I couldn't hold back the floodgates
Unable to control emotions, emotions overflowed.
I was the fire, was the rain
Representing conflicting emotions, both destructive and nurturing.
Couldn't take a second just to figure it out
Struggling to find clarity and understanding.
So I kept on burying my feelings down
Continuously suppressing emotions rather than addressing them.
I was so quick to point the blame
Quick to assign blame instead of self-reflection.
Couldn't listen to what my heart had to say
Ignoring one's inner feelings and intuitions.
It was a pounding in my lungs that I couldn't escape
Feeling overwhelmed by emotional pressure.
I, I, had to learn how to breathe
Emphasizing the necessity to learn how to cope and live.
I, I, had to learn how to breathe
Reiterating the importance of learning to breathe.
How to breathe
Stressing the significance of the act of breathing.
Falling fast but I grew brand new wings
Despite falling, gained strength and resilience.
Caught the wind and for the first time I was free
Experiencing freedom for the first time.
I like the air up here, doesn't feel like my lungs have to scream
Enjoying a sense of relief and calmness.
The thought of you grows away from the thought of me
Growing apart from someone emotionally.
I was the fire, was the rain
Recurrence of conflicting emotions within the self.
Couldn't take a second just to figure it out
Continued struggle to understand personal feelings.
So I kept on burying my feelings down
Persistent suppression of emotional expression.
I was so quick to point the blame
Tendency to blame others rather than introspection.
Couldn't listen to what my heart had to say
Resistance to listening to one's own emotions.
It was a pounding in my lungs that I couldn't escape
Feeling trapped by internal emotional turmoil.
I, I, had to learn how to breathe
Reiterating the need to learn how to breathe.
I, I, had to learn how to breathe
Underscoring the ongoing process of learning to breathe.
How to breathe
Highlighting the importance of continuous self-discovery.
I couldn't love you the way you loved me
Inability to reciprocate love in a suffocating relationship.
And it was so suffocating
Expressing the overwhelming nature of the relationship.
I'm sorry it ended that way
Regret and sorrow for the way the relationship ended.
But thank God cause I'm finding me
Finding self-worth and identity after the relationship.
I'm the fire, I'm the rain
Embracing one's own duality, both destructive and nurturing.
Had to take a second just to figure it out
Taking time to understand personal emotions.
And I stopped burying my feelings down
Choosing not to suppress emotions anymore.
I'm glad to take the blame
Willingness to take responsibility for actions.
Had to listen to what my heart had to say
Openness to listening to one's own heart and emotions.
It was a pounding in my lungs that I couldn't escape
Recounting the struggle with overwhelming emotions.
I, I, I learned how to breathe
Acknowledging the successful journey of learning to breathe.
I, I, I learned how to breathe
Reiterating the personal growth achieved through the process.
How to breathe
Stressing the ongoing importance of knowing how to breathe.
Let the waves just crash right over me
Repeating the metaphor of facing challenges with resilience.
Lost my air, but I learned how to breathe
Reiterating the process of losing and regaining composure.
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