Its that first breath
The first tap
The first yes thats the toughest
—“Be Brave” by Otep
| I was born a girl, only just survived Lucky to be a girl, lucky to be alive First breath (first breath) All wrong (all wrong) Heres death, so long —“Air” by Tracey Thorn |
| Billy Radcliffe, owned by the state From his first breath To the cemetery gate He was the first boy born in space Billy Radcliffe (Billy Radcliffe) —“Billy Radcliffe” by Frank Black and the Catholics |
| And with his first breath His mother died I alone was there To hear him cry —“My Son” by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap |
| For the times we get For the chance we don’t From the very first breathe TIl its carved in stone —“Hallelujah, Amen” by Reba McEntire |
| Man has programmed himself to die A death wish has been ingrained Almost with out first breath We are taught to expect our last —“Eternity Is Within” by Shadows Fall |
| First step, your last breath Everything’s been planned There’s questions, and answers You’ll never understand —“Soundtrack to Your Life” by Ashley Parker Angel |
| All love lost will be reborn Fire will burn Take your first breath Breathe your first freedom —“Great Purification” by Corrosion of Conformity |
| When the first breath of winter Through the flowers is icing And you look to the north Where the pale moon is rising And it seems like all is dying And would leave the world to mourn In the distance, hear the laughter Of the last unicorn —“The Last Unicorn” by Ninja Sex Party |
| First breath beyond the bars Benedictions at this birth Possibilities unbridled How attentive is the earth? —“Symposium” by Salem Hill |
| Your first breath was your last breath He heard it all before The silence of an unheard cry The day stood still, his mouth ran dry When nothing moved, he felt so helpless What have I done, do we really deserve this He pressed his palms and he begged forgiveness I’d give my life to save hers —“Sleeping Beauty” by Billie Myers |
| Now the dream is rising In a moment it will be past This breath is my first It will all too soon be my last —“Song From Half Mountain” by Dan Fogelberg |
| Dear Life, from my very first breath —“Dear Life” by Collin Raye |
| Your mother, well, shes strong and steady Southern drawl and good lord, shes pretty Shes better than anything I dreamed And honestly, I’m scared to death Ill breathe at last at your first breath Everything you need, Ill try to be —“One of Us” by Dave Barnes |
| Her fiance tomorrow child Just taken his first breath Take his step and with his bride They fall into ecstasy —“Dance Of The Water” by Kalmah |
| Darkness light obscure my mind Depths of clarity are mine Whispers consume the air Once again I feel my mistakes All in the hands of energy Nothing like before The last piece of breath End is here like a joke of life —“Scars Of Sorrow” by Graveworm |
| It’s the only thing worth life and death It’s the first moment and the final breath It’s a broken heart keeping a solemn vow And a lost soul being found —“That’s What Love Is” by David Phelps |
| Unwanted from his first breath A mothers blessing born, a fathers burden worn The bright shine of the sunrise Along the tile floor to the open door —“Blessed Burden” by Defeater |
| The last breath – the last moment The last game – the last move The game is lost – the game is lost – is lost The time is lost – the time is lost – is lost —“Eternal” by Crematory |
| I’m searching for that emptiness inside The breath within the breath The sight in the sight —“Breath Within the Breath” by Gungor |
| The gift you are Like the very first breath of spring The gift you are All the joy that love can bring The gift you are All of our dreams come true The gift you are The gift of you —“The Gift You Are” by John Denver |
| This begins with a breath From the waters you were blessed Pushing through the pain and blood Into the arms of love And your mother’s face above —“Shepherds Song” by Josh Garrels |
| I’m a man of dreams Tortured by the screams Last breath in my lungs I can taste it on my tongue As the wild sparrow sings —“Bloodline” by Zella Day |
| Slowly choking Six feet under A last gasp of breath Life fade away —“A Dream Of Death” by Blood Red Throne |
| Every minute you’re alive You’re that much closer to death So try to make the most of Each precious breath —“Child of Our Times” by Barry McGuire |
| If I’m gonna fall I will fall for You Is this what You feel is this what You felt You love me in life I will love you in death Ill see You in one moments breath In one moments breath —“Martyrs Theme” by We As Human |
| Would I know this hurt? Would I feel this pain? Do you know that with all I have left In my very last breath I will call your name? —“Nightswimming/Joey” by Sugarland |
| Now that I?ve laid me down to sleep For what its worth, I dress my tears in costumes Never again will we, will I turn to stone The drowning edges of my pillow Catch the last breath On a desert leading down The breath too deep, the breath too long ago forgotten —“The Blue Hour” by Christian Death |
| Your babys eyes look crazy Theyre tuggin at your sleeve Your babys eyes look crazy now Theyre tuggin at your sleeve You walk the floor and you wonder why With every breath that breathe —“The Ballad Of Hollis Brown” by Nazareth |
| Do you think about the end? The words you say with your last breath And the emptiness in space Do you think about the end? That slow last breath of air The words you say with your last breath And the emptiness in space —“The End” by In Flames |
| How does the time slip by so fast Why can’t it once stand still For us this night, will always last With every breath until And if you find you’re all alone Remember you have wings —“Goodnight” by Air Supply |
| Whens it coming next Whens the next respite The next deep breath —“View from the Surface” by Sick of It All |
| With all the sand that fills the hourglass With every breath between my first and last —“Love You More” by Nichole Nordeman |
| Do not withhold the air Of your very last breath In the end of days You will transcend life and death —“The Conspiracy Unfolds” by Dimmu Borgir |
| Because I’m lost for words With one last breath For me to take from you Now gasp for air Theres nothing left For me to take from you —“A Farewell To Friendship” by A Change of Pace |
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