LYRICS
Sharon Perl - Lead Vocals
Jon Estes - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Bass, Upright Bass, Piano, B-3, Synth
Josh Kaler - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Pedal Steel, Ukulele
Mary Bragg - Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals
Jordan Perlson - Drums, Castanets, Hooves, Tambourine, additional percussion
Why is it so hard
Why is it so hard
To be a friend to myself and ask for what I need
That bully in my mind
Forever out of line
Won’t stop the trash talk from the corner of the ring
But that fight can never have a winner
I wish my heart and mind could just agree
To trust the referee
The balancing surrender
To meet back in the center
Breathe a breath that reminds me I’m alive
It’s not new information
It’s a standing invitation
And yet I need it still to realize
My heart and my mind
Are on the same side
If it’s all about my heart
It all might fall apart
There’s no controlling anything, and who doesn’t like control
Who wants to see that mess
A sad, emotional mess
If I let anyone in, I’ll be left out in the cold
So I let my mind believe it
Justify it stepping in
Forgetting once again
The balancing surrender
To meet back in the center
Breathe a breath that reminds me I’m alive
It’s not new information
It’s a standing invitation
And yet I need it still to realize
My heart and my mind
Are on the same side
Breathe in, breathe out
(my heart, my mind, my heart, my mind)
Breathe in, breathe out
(my heart, my mind, my heart, my mind)
Breathe in, breathe out
(my heart, my mind, my heart, my mind)
Breathe in, breathe out
They’re on the same side
Same side
Same side
Same side
(c) 2025 Sharon Perl and Mary Bragg