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How to Breathe

from Zersch by James Hersch

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For the pandemic - a time of no guarantees

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I walk a little everyday
A couple of miles even when it's rainy and gray
It's been gray so long
Around the woods, around the pine
The turkey tom, a duck, a deer... and more people all the time
It's a strange walk we're on
Looking for the grasses, the pond, the trees
To teach us how to breathe... again

I wonder if we'll even know ourselves
When we come out of this cloud, look around, see everyone else
Our joy, our grief
How will we know how to say hello, fix our broken and
Shattered peace
Our disbelief
Now let the spring, the spark, the sprouting seed
Teach us how to breathe... again

So what's the lesson, what's to learn
To testify, to make me wise to the life I thought I earned
The old crow laughs at me
I've been a fool, and I'm not alone
Building and burning through a world I pretend I own
But I can barely see
Looking for mercy and a prayer on my knees
Lord, teach me how to breathe... again

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from Zersch, released August 10, 2021

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James Hersch Minneapolis, Minnesota

I live on this piece of prairie. I'm passionate and dedicated to writing songs in hopes of singing them for people. I don't think I could continue without both ends of that process. Create then hope. It's here I write songs, and here I wait to sing them for others. ... more

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