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Reason for Breathing Lyrics — Basement | Dork

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Basement
Reason for Breathing Lyrics

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Reason for Breathing

From Beside Myself2018

Written by Andrew Fisher

Produced by Colin Brittain

Lyrics

Reason for Breathing

You gave to me Perfect lies At the perfect time I'd give to you All I own To feel home again How can I begin to understand The hand that moves the sun around me? You are the sun You are the sun If love could wash Sin away Then please bathe deep For me How can I begin to understand The hand that moves the sun around me? You are the sun I am your son You are the sun How can I begin to understand The hand that moves the sun around me? You are the sun You are the sun

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About this track

"Reason for Breathing" is a song by Basement from the album Beside Myself, released in 2018. The song was written by Andrew Fisher. It was produced by Colin Brittain.

Basement profile →Beside Myself album →Track profile →

Track 11 of 23Warner Records / Fueled By Ramen / Run For Cover

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Rich Costey— 1,133 credits as producer →
Colin Brittain— 592 credits as songwriter & producer →
Andrew Fisher— 52 credits as songwriter →

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