We All Breathe The Same Air

by Nathan Moore And Alfred Howard

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The mercury rising like a summer in flames
The symptom of fever is all that remains
I feel the short breath of another man’s pain
Of a mother who weeps through the night
An ocean of tears can’t undo the embers
Of a moment in amber we all will remember
When the wind blew in a tempest of tempers
And the truth was exposed to the light

And we all breathe the same air
And I feel ashamed here
And only love can pull us out the dark
And if it’s one it’s everyone
Someone’s daughter someone’s son
Etch their name into my breaking heart

Won’t wear a mask but a hood’s not constricting
I refresh the feed cause the news is addicting
And 2020 vision is a blinding affliction
Can you see by the light of the fire
Cause it’s all still burning in the morning edition
And the talking heads speak but I can’t really listen
And the leader breathes gasoline speeches at friction
And there’s no consequence for the liars

And we all breathe the same air
And I feel ashamed here
And only love can pull us out the dark
And if it’s one it’s everyone
Someone’s daughter someone’s son
Etch their name into my breaking heart

My lungs are collapsing it’s so hard to breathe and his lungs were
collapsed by the weight of policemen
we’re stuck in a trap of this antique machine
Built on our sweat and our blood
Cause we’re standing knee deep in quicksand history
If we don’t turn around this is how it will be
Must the forest be ash before you need the trees
Can we turn this around with our love

And we all breathe the same air
And I feel ashamed here
And only love can pull us out the dark
And if it’s one it’s everyone
Someone’s daughter someone’s son
Etch their name into my breaking heart

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released June 6, 2020

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