[Verse 1]
I fought who I am inside
Until I wanted, I wanted to die
Instead of finding balance, I found hatred
Consumed by failures
And ignoring my own strengths
Pushed out to sea without learning to swim
Or stranded in the desert
With no lungs to breathe

[Chorus]
With no lungs to breathe
I had almost lost everything
With no lungs to breathe
I had almost lost everything

[Verse 2]
How can I be expected to readily be content
With a view of life that has rejected
The basis of what has helped me to survive?
And replaced them with precepts
Rather than instruction
Full rule is an illusion (Illusion)
All I can do is contain selfishness
And unveil what little power we may have
[Chorus]
With no lungs to breathe
I had almost lost everything
With no lungs to breathe
I had almost lost everything (Everything)

[Bridge]
Tearing away my flesh
Before taking the time to understand it
A miracle may not be the answer
(Tearing away my flesh)
When anchoring first on what I have
(Before taking the time to understand it)
The ability to change

[Guitar Solo]

[Refrain]
Like being stranded in the desert
With no lungs to breathe

[Chorus]
With no lungs to breathe
I had almost lost everything
With no lungs to breathe
I had almost lost everything (Everything)