[(intro) ]( A E D Bm ) 

(verse 1) 
A 
Taking hold, breaking in 
E 
The pressures on, need to circulate 
D 
Mesmerized and taken in 
Bm 
Moving slow, so it resonates 
A 
It's time to rest, not to sleep away 
E 
My thoughts alone, try to complicate 
D 
I'll do my best, to seek you out 
Bm 
And be myself, not impersonate 

(pre-Chorus) 
E       	  D                A 
Tried so hard to not walk away 
         E                  D 
And when things don't go my way 
	             A 
I'll still carry on and on just the same 

(Chorus) 
A               		 E 
I've always been strong 
                		    Bm 
But can't make this happen 
                		 D                              A 
'cause i need to breathe, i want to breathe you in 
                 E 
The fear of becoming 
                Bm 
So tired of running 
                D 
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) 
Bm             D          A           E 
Took awhile to see all the love that's around me 
Bm                    D              A           E 
Through the highs and lows there's a truth that i know 
Bm         D 
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