Lyrics
Calling out from the bottom
Tell my friends 'cause I lost 'em
Is anybody out there?
Is anybody out there?
I wish that they could hear me
I'm familiar with the feeling
Feeling like no one cares
Tell me why they don't care
The world keeps spinning slow
Down and out of hope
At least I'm not all alone (All alone)
Yeah
Even when I lost Your light
Your love would always make it right
My heart's still beating
I'm still breathing, yeah
Swear I'll make it out alive
No, I ain't afraid this time
My heart's still beating
I'm still breathing, yeah
I still got a lot of questions (Questions)
I'm ready to learn all Your lessons (Lessons)
Show me that You're out there
Show me that You're out there
'Cause You're the grace that I'm needing
Spiritual in all Your being
And always giving me a reason
To go on, yeah
Even when I lost Your light
Your love would always make it right
My heart's still beating
I'm still breathing, yeah
Swear I'll make it out alive
No, I ain't afraid this time
My heart's still beating
I'm still breathing, yeah
Yeah, I'm still breathing (I'm still breathing, yeah)
Yeah, I'm still breathing
The world keeps spinning slow
Down and out of hope
At least I'm not all alone
Even when I lost Your light
Your love would always make it right
My heart's still beating
I'm still breathing, yeah
Swear I'll make it out alive
No, I ain't afraid this time
My heart's still beating
I'm still breathing, yeah
Yeah, I'm still breathing (I'm still breathing, yeah)
Yeah, I'm still breathing
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Meaning & Inspiration
"I’m Still Breathing" presents a candid movement from isolation and fear toward endurance rooted in divine love. The opening lines describe unanswered cries, lost friendships, and the weight of feeling unseen. Against that distress, the recurring declaration that the heart is still beating becomes a sign of survival rather than denial. References to God’s light, love, grace, and lessons give the song a distinctly Christian center while allowing its questions to remain honest.
The chorus frames faith as a reason to continue when hope feels distant. Its confidence does not come from easy circumstances; it grows from the belief that God remains present and can make what is broken right. That theme closely reflects biblical passages about God’s nearness to the discouraged and his sustaining care in affliction. The repeated title line therefore functions as both gratitude and resolve: life continues, fear is losing its hold, and grace supplies another reason to go on.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 34:18 The psalm says the Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 Paul describes severe affliction without abandonment or destruction.