Crimson Illusion - Shallow Breath Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Mama's scrubs still smell like midnight rounds
Cold coffee and fluorescent lights drownin' out the sounds
Of shallow breaths behind closed doors
While I stay awake, countin' hours on the floor
Learned to love from six feet away
Sanitized emotions, that's the price we pay

[Chorus]
Shallow breath, shallow feelings
Watch the monitors while my heart's still healing
Ice in my veins, but I'm still bleeding
Learned to survive before I learned the meaning
Of shallow breath, shallow loving
Keep it clinical when the world's too much for me
That's what mama taught me, yeah

[Verse 2]
Night shifts taught me how to disappear
Keep my distance even when they're near
Got that PPE around my soul
Daddy said I'm cold, but they'll never know
How it feels to watch your mama fight
Against invisible enemies every night

[Bridge]
Sometimes I wonder if I'm broken
Or just trained to keep my heart unspoken
Strategic love, calculated touch
Built these walls up, now they're high enough

[Chorus]
Shallow breath, shallow feelings
Watch the monitors while my heart's still healing
Ice in my veins, but I'm still bleeding
Learned to survive before I learned the meaning
Of shallow breath, shallow loving
Keep it clinical when the world's too much for me
That's what mama taught me, yeah

[Outro]
Six feet deep in my emotions
But I learned to float in this ocean
Of shallow breath, shallow loving
That's just how we keep on surviving