(intro) ( A5 E5 D5 B5 ) (verse 1) A5 Taking hold, breaking in E5 The pressures on, need to circulate D5 Mesmerized and taken in B5 Moving slow, so it resonates A5 It's time to rest, not to sleep away E5 My thoughts alone, try to complicate D5 I'll do my best, to seek you out B5 And be myself, not impersonate (pre-chorus) E5 D5 A5 Tried so hard to not walk away E5 D5 And when things don't go my way A5 I'll still carry on and on just the same (chorus) A5 E5 I've always been strong B5 But can't make this happen D5 A5 'cause i need to breathe, i want to breathe you in E5 The fear of becoming B5 So tired of running D5 Cause i need to breathe, i want to breathe you in I want to breathe you in (verse 2) I'm going in, so cover me Your compass will, help me turn the page The laughing stock i'll never be Because i won't let them take me (pre-chorus) Tried so hard to not walk away And when things don't go my way I'll still carry on and on just the same (chorus) I've always been strong But can't make this happen 'cause i need to breathe, i want to breathe you in The fear of becoming So tired of running Cause i need to breathe (bridge) B5 D5 A5 E5 Took awhile to see all the love that's around me B5 D5 A5 E5 Through the highs and lows there's a truth that i know B5 D5 And it's you (chorus) I've always been strong But can't make this happen 'cause i need to breathe, i want to breathe you in The fear of becoming So tired of running Cause i need to breathe, i want to breathe you in I want to breathe you in