Breathe Without Air

from Find My Way Home by Diana Chittester

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

Purchasable with gift card

name your price
Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

BREATHE WITHOUT AIR

We had met at the waters fall
Each on separate sides
As if defensive to the life that we know
Willing to protect it and fight

You walked toward me
So I came to you calmly
We met at the rivers bed
You reached out to embrace me in
But I pushed you right off the edge

There’s a darkness
To the unknown
So you swam for the life you have
And I can’t help you
Till you breathe without air

And you had surfaced
Under the rapids white
You cried out for your life
I came down
On the winds gust
But I held it back from your lungs

And you’re captured
By the nature you enslaved
By what you claimed as your own
You cried out in fear
And I was right there
But still all you felt was alone
So I can’t help you
Until you breathe without air

You were strewn
Across the clay
Thrown to the feet of the earth
You cried mercy
And your hands raised up
But your chest never rose for air

The trees came down
And the leaves that had fallen
Formed a life boat to take you home
You forfeit your body
And your rights as a man
The air you were given
Was a gift with each breathe
And your time to show
How to breathe without air

credits

from Find My Way Home, released August 3, 2014

license

about

Diana Chittester Cleveland, Ohio

“If you don't believe an acoustic solo performance can fill a room with raw power, elegance and intelligence concurrently, you haven't experienced Diana Chittester”

- The Devil Strip

contact / help

Contact Diana Chittester

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Diana Chittester, you may also like:

Maybe Magic (2022)
by Tim Arnold

With its dizzying guitar work and wry lyrics, “Maybe Magic” highlights the virtuosity of UK musician Tim Arnold. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 16, 2022
go to album
False Spring
by Zachary Cale

Thoughtful and poetic folk with a Cosmic Americana flavor from the Brooklyn singer-songwriter. Bandcamp New & Notable May 14, 2020
go to album
Locals // If You Swim Far Enough
by Rachel Alina & Birdie Busch

A musical and visual journey through Ocean City, New Jersey via gentle Americana and an illustrated poetry book. Bandcamp New & Notable May 30, 2019
go to album
Summer Of Love
by Jess Ribeiro

Backed by a rotating cast of collaborators, the Australian singer-songwriter refines her folk-tinged indie pop sound. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 11, 2024
go to album
Echo Dancing
by Alejandro Escovedo

The legendary Alejandro Escovedo returns with another country-rock scorcher. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 29, 2024
go to album
Jolie Laide
by Jolie Laide

Nina Nastasia & Jeff MacLeod join forces as Jolie Laide, playing noir-y songs that glow soft as moonlight. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 17, 2023
go to album
24th Street Blues
by Tom Heyman

Tom Heyman documents life in San Francisco circa 2023, refusing to succumb to easy characterization & instead capturing the city’s nuance. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 22, 2023
go to album