One Clean Breath

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I kept the little white storms in a coffee tin Counted out my courage, then counted again Your note on the refrigerator said, “Come home” I read it through the morning with my hands like stone [Pre-Chorus] Every promise had a bitter aftertaste Every sunrise found another mask to break But you stayed beside the bathroom door Said my name like I was worth fighting for [Chorus] I’m putting down the habit, picking up the day Trading borrowed seconds for a heart that stays If redemption has a doorway, I can see the frame I’m not who I was swallowing my life away You don’t have to save me, just walk with me One clean breath, one honest week I’m putting down the habit, learning how to remain And I’ll meet you in the morning without hiding my face [Verse 2] There’s a blue mark on the calendar, Friday night A glass of water waiting underneath the light I tell the truth in pieces, but the pieces fit A body can remember how to live with it [Pre-Chorus] I still hear the old invitation call Still feel the elevator waiting in the hall But your hand is warm around my wrist And I choose the ordinary miracle of this [Chorus] I’m putting down the habit, picking up the day Trading borrowed seconds for a heart that stays If redemption has a doorway, I can see the frame I’m not who I was swallowing my life away You don’t have to save me, just walk with me One clean breath, one honest week I’m putting down the habit, learning how to remain And I’ll meet you in the morning without hiding my face [Bridge] No halo, no perfect ending Just a small room, a door unbending I forgive the girl who disappeared She was reaching for relief, not a life of fear [Final Chorus] I’m putting down the habit, picking up the day Trading borrowed seconds for a heart that stays If redemption has a doorway, I am standing in the frame I can say what happened without wearing all the blame You don’t have to save me, just walk with me One clean breath, one honest week I’m putting down the habit, learning how to remain And I’ll meet you in the morning, wide awake [Outro] One clean breath One honest week I’m still here I’m still me