“Breathing” lyrics and music by Marc Gunn
Performed by Marc Gunn
From CD: Selcouth
You wanna keep breathing, don'tcha
Breathing in and out
Gotta remember the reason, won'tcha
The reason you take her out
Treat her properly
She'll be with you the rest of your days
But it all starts with breathing, deeply
Breathing in and out
It all began looking past what was
To what our life could be
That's where I found so much Freedom
And a little Serenity
An explosion knocked us to the ground
But we got back on our feet
Turned back the clock, to remember why
And what our life could be
Some face life's challenges
With a little bit o'prayer
Others turn, face it head on
That's how they take in air
Some times it's sad to face what's true
And try a different tack
We gotta keep on breathing
There ain't no turning back
You better believe that I'll fight on
Through space, though I might fail
I'll boost the signal through the night
Even if I'm feeling frail
When at last you answer my call
We'll fix our damaged hearts
Together we'll keep on breathing
And we will never part
Chords: Key C
[C]You wanna keep breathing, don'tcha
Breathing in and [G]out
Gotta remember the [Am]reason, won'tcha
The [F]reason you take her [G]out
[F]Treat her proper-[C]ly
She'll be [Am]with you the rest of your [G]days
But it [F]all starts with [C]breathing, deeply
[G]Breathing in and [C]out
[F]It all began looking past what was
To [C]what our life could [Am]be
[F]That's where I found so much Freedom
And a [C]little Sereni-[G]ty
An [F]explosion knocked us [C]to the ground
But we got back on our [G]feet
[F]Turned back the clock, to [C]remember why
And [G]what our life could [C]be
Background
“Out of Gas” is one of my favorite episodes. It was before I started the In the ‘Verse podcast, and even more so now. That's because of that line at the beginning of the episode, “Treat her properly. She'll be with you for the rest of your life.”
That's how Malcolm Reynolds treats his ship. That's how he treats his crew. That's how he treats life. It's about loyalty and respect, no matter the challenges. That's the direction I took for my song “Breathing” from the episode.
I try to slip in deeper meanings each time I write a song. So this one contrasts love and relationships with fighting to stay alive and keep that relationship strong. It's about sticking with someone through thick and thin. It's about fixing the broken engines of our lives to keep love strong.
And it's about breathing.
I am meditating a lot these days. I feel like I need to calm my fractious soul. I need quite time to just breath. Deeply. It helps. It clears my head of worries. It gives me rest.
And when “Out of Gas” is just as much as symbol of out of breath… on the verge of losing that life, meditating and breathing give me more life.
I hope you will take a deep breath when you listen. Find some peace and enjoy singing along with me.
You can listen to a rough cut of “Breathing” in the Gunn Runners Club.
Breathing Videos
from home studio single performance
from a Celtfather Live streaming concert
