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