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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Just Breathe
Language: English 
Breathe in
Fill your lungs with air
Let it out slowly
Let it go now
When anxious thoughts begin to race
When everything is out of place
Embrace
The air is sweet
The breeze is light
Inhale life
Let it flow
Let it breathe
 
Breath, air, wind, sky, cloud, storm, hurry
Breath, air, lung, chest, skin, flame, hurry
Breath, air, earth, leaf, sky, hurricane
Breath, air, thoughts, heat, drought, ash,
World of  change
 
Sometimes, breathing is a chore.
A sense of fear
A wheezing sound
A burn so slow
A burnout
 
Hush, mind
Feel  the quiet space
Let go of burden
There is no fate
 
The future is yet to be explored
Life is too short to be ignored
Embrace
the air is sweet
The breeze is light
Inhale deep
Let it flow,
Let it breathe
 
Just breathe…
Just breathe…

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Clarice Assad (b. 1978), "Just Breathe", 2024 [ soprano, flute and percussion ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-02-08
Line count: 36
Word count: 140

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