Hi, all:

Hope everyone had a good holiday and came well into the New Year! It was my turn to host Christmas this year, so I've been out of pocket a bit . . . seems like folks have been busy and I've got more catching up to do on the forum.

Anyway, this is a BIAB version of a song I wrote a year or so ago. Not sure I'm totally done with it, but I'm also not sure what more I would do with it. Your feedback and suggestions are welcome and appreciated, as always. Hope it's worth the listen as it stands

Here's the song:

SO BREATHE

Here are the lyrics:

I should have known it long before
from the quiet ways you seemed
to hold your breath.
I feel so bad it felt so wrong
to share this secret
you’ve so closely kept.

Did you fear I would never love you as you are?
Did you think I wouldn’t be the friend I was before?
Well, relax—you know it now.
So breathe.

All the jests and droll asides—
how you hid yourself
behind your smiles.
It makes me sad to realize
I never really knew you
all this while.

Did I say something unforgiving or unfair
to betray the trust I made you doubt was really there?
Well it was, and it will always be.
So breathe.

I’m sorry I was blind,
that I could never see . . .
in the who I thought you were
the who you’re meant to be.
And I just want to let you know
I’m so glad you’re finally free.

Did you fear I wouldn’t love you as you are?
Did you think I wouldn’t stand beside you all the more?
Well, relax—just close your eyes.
Sit back—your future’s open wide . . .
So breathe.

And here's the band:

Guitar: RT 1595
Guitar: RT 405
Synth Pop Believe 1543
Cello Background PopEven 2509
Strings: Celtic Air 2457
Piano: RT 1767
Bass: RT 2478