Breathe
He Is We Lyrics

Harness your heart, and be still now.
Calm your emotions down and keep them under control.

Quiet that mind that will wander,
Silence those unpredictable and possibly troubling thoughts.

All sorts of dark alleys.
Thought processes that go to negative places.

Tragedy strikes your self esteem,
An event or situation has severely damaged the confidence you had in yourself.

Constantly waiting for an ending,
Always being on edge, waiting for an eventual resolution, whether positive or negative.

To all of this.
An end to whatever the situation being described is.

She opens her eyes,
A woman has just started paying attention to her surroundings again after being lost in her own thoughts.

Suddenly she cries.
Emotions that she was previously keeping at bay come to the surface and she begins to cry.

Can we help her, can we help her?
The people around her are trying to figure out what's wrong and offer assistance.

And she replies.
The woman responds with a plea for help.

You know, I fake it oh so well,
The woman is able to put on a convincing facade to hide her true emotions.

That God himself can’t tell.
The degree of her deception is so effective that even a higher power can't detect it.

What I mean and why my words are,
The woman is struggling to communicate her feelings accurately.

Less than parallel,
Her words don't match her actions or true emotions.

With my feet.
Her actions and way of moving through the world don't line up with her inner thoughts and feelings.

You ask me what I need.
Someone is trying to offer assistance or guidance in regards to her situation.

And all I really need,
At the core of everything, what she requires most is simple.

Is to breathe.
She needs to focus on calming herself and finding clarity in the chaos around her.

People, they seem so interested.
Many individuals have taken an interest in her situation.

Only a few get invested,
However, only a select few have committed to doing more than just observing.

With all the aches and pains.
The pain and hardship she's facing is still a reality that needs to be addressed.

Doctor oh, doctor,
A call for professional help.

Please help her.
A plea for relief from whatever is troubling her.

I fear she may not be breathing.
There's concern that the woman may not be physically well due to the mental and emotional strain she's experiencing.

Blue lips, and doe eyes,
Physical symptoms that indicate something is wrong.

That’s her disguise.
The woman has been hiding what's really going on within herself, and her physical appearance belies the truth of the situation.

Give me some space to breathe,
The woman needs room to think and regulate her emotions in order to find a sense of calm and peace.

I need a little room to breathe.
The woman is expressing her need to take care of herself before she can properly address anything else.

All I need is a little room to breathe.
Her request and requirement are simple.

Let me breathe.
In order to find relief and begin to heal, the woman must be allowed to step back and focus primarily on her own needs.