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Not a Crime to Breathe

Female Vocal Melodic Dubstep
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[Intro]
Two fingers on my neck, I count what's left
A stubborn knocking under skin
The room gives nothing back but breathing
And I'm the only sound that didn't end

[Verse 1]
Your names are carved where the hill turns gray
Rain threads each letter till it shines
Three empty seats around the fire ring
My breath is all that fills the night

[Build]
I rationed air like it belonged to you
Held it till the colors dimmed
Whispered your names into my sleeve
Afraid a laugh would break the hymn
Pulse in my teeth like a trespass
Lungs confessing as they lift
If I'm the one the dark let go
Tell me what to do with this

[Chorus]
It's not a crime to still be breathing
I say it soft to learn the sound
This heartbeat's proof I made it out
I speak your names between the breathing

[Drop]

[Verse 2]
I wore the smoke like it could make me right
Kept the lights off, let the cold walk in
Sat by the empty chairs till dawn
Exhaling blame till ribs went thin

[Build 2]
But every breath I hoarded was a stolen sun
And guilt won't fade by going mute
I light the ashes with my oxygen
Let this drum inside me through
If love survives, it needs a pulse
I'll be the ground your names run through
No more hiding in the quiet
I open up and say the truth—

[Chorus 2]
It's not a crime to still be breathing
I say it louder, write it on the night
This heartbeat's proof I made it out
I live so all your names stay bright
It's not a crime to still be breathing

[Drop 2]

[Breakdown]
In for you, out for me
I count the ones the stone keeps
I am alive, and I won't whisper it

[Final Build]
If living is a debt, I'll pay it loud
Fill the empty seats with sound
Let every breath strike like a match
Names in the smoke spelled out
My ribs are drums, my lungs are flares
This pulse that will not dim
I owe you light, not silence
It's not a crime to still be breathing

[Final Drop]

[Outro]
It's not a crime to still be breathing
I breathe your names and walk out

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