From the recording One Voice
By Eric Peltoniemi © 1989 Eric Peltoniemi Music
Lyrics
This Very Breath I Breathe
This very breath I breathe arose on another planet
A comet brought it here when it crashed into this granite
And then it stewed for awhile in a sea of boiling wonder
And rose again and again as it rolled around in the thunder
Then there came the animals that never had a name
They stood inside the thicket in the cold and pouring rain
And from their mouths, their panting breath like smoke hung in the air
I watched them from this corner, and I still can see them there
Breathe, breathe, breathe
This very breath I breathe was once in the lungs of Caesar
And Abelard to Eloise used this air when he sang to please her
And what a song it was, I still can hear it ringing
Oh, love is love is love is love is love
I still can hear him singing
Breathe, breathe, breathe…
This very breath I breathe
By Eric Peltoniemi
© 1989 Eric Peltoniemi Music