Take a Breath

It sounds so simple, take a breath It sounds so simple, remember to breathe Inhale, exhale, Just take a breath… And when that breath escapes you, do you feel better? Does the pressure lessen? Is everything all of a sudden better? No, how can it be? It’s just a breath. It sounds so simple, take a breath It sounds so simple, remember to breathe Just take a breath… How many times can we simply take a breath, knowing it won’t help? How many times can we endure the moment we forget how to breathe? And still there in our mind is a reminding voice, just take a breath. It sounds so simple, take a breath It sounds so simple, remember to breathe Just take a breath… What if my mind is the enemy? What if my mind is the reason I feel I can’t breathe? What if my mind can’t be trusted, even just to take a breath… It sounds so simple, take a breath It sounds so simple, remember to breathe Just take a breath… Once you realize the air is thick Once you realize you don’t feel quite right Once you realize how seriously wrong something is, doesn’t your mind stall? And then just how long will it take for you to inhale and exhale, so you can Just take a breath?