G         Cadd9
Once in a while,
  Em7  D  G
I see myself.
G
No longer enchanted
       Cadd9
By the future or the past,
  Em7    D   Cadd9   G
I break the spell.

[Verse 2]
G         Cadd9
Once in a while,
     Em7 D   G
It’s crystal clear,
G
The shadows, the light,
       Cadd9
Even my scars overnight
    Em7 D  Cadd9   G
They disappear

[Chorus]
   Cadd9           G
If every breath is sacred,
Cadd9          G
God, I want to breathe.
Cadd9           G        Cadd9
Deep enough to feel something,
Cadd9       G     D
Deep enough to believe

[Verse 3]
G         Cadd9
Once in awhile
   Em7 D     G
It all sinks in,
G
I try to keep my head
          Cadd9
Above the water
               Em7 D    Cadd9   G
God knows, but I can’t swim.

[Verse 4]
G
Once in a while,
Em7   D    G
I put up a fight-
G
I write another song
                 Cadd9
And sing it with all my might,
    G
Renegotiate the terms
        Cadd9
Of this terminal life,
     Em7 D  Cadd9   G
I put up a fight.

[Chorus]
   Cadd9 Em7       G
If every breath is sacred,
Cadd9   Em7     G
God, I want to breathe.
Cadd9   Em7     G        Cadd9
Deep enough to feel something,
Cadd9   Em7  G     D
Deep enough to believe
        Cadd9 Em7       G
Then if every breath is sacred,
Cadd9   Em7     G
God, I want to breathe.
Cadd9   Em7     G        Cadd9
Deep enough to feel something,
Cadd9   Em7  G     D
Deep enough to believe

[Bridge]
               Cadd9               G
Please show me how to breathe deep
               Cadd9               G
Please show me how to breathe deep

[Chorus]
   Cadd9           G
If every breath is sacred,
Cadd9          G
God, I want to breathe.
Cadd9           G        Cadd9
Deep enough to feel something,
Cadd9       G     D
Deep enough to believe