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Breathe Lyrics

Nina sings to herself to try to prepare herself to tell her father that she has dropped out of Stanford. As a child of immigrants in a working-class neighborhood, she feels her failure is letting down much… Read More [MAN]Sigue andando el camino por toda su vidaRespira...[NINA]Breathe[COMMUNITY]Y si pierdes mis huellas que Dios te bendigaRespira[NINA]This is my streetI smile at the faces I've known all my lifeThey regard me with prideAnd everyone's sweetThey say, "You're going places"So how can I say that, while I was awayI had so much to hide?"Hey guys, it's meThe biggest disappointment you know"The kid couldn't hack itShe's back and she's walkin' real slow[COMMUNITY]Welcome homeYou might also like[NINA]Just breathе[COMMUNITY]Sigue andando el camino por toda su vidaRespira[NINA]Just brеathe[COMMUNITY]Y si pierdes mis huellas que Dios te bendigaRespira[NINA]As the radio plays old forgotten bolerosI think of the days when this city was mineI remember the praise[NINA (COMMUNITY)]"Ay, te adoro, te quiero," (Te adoro)The neighborhood wavedAnd said, "Nina, be brave (Te quiero)And you're gonna be fine!" (Respira)And maybe it's me (Respira)But it all seems like lifetimes agoSo what do I say to these faces that I used to know?"Hey, I'm home?"[NEIGHBOR LADY]Mira, Nina[NINA]Hey...[COMMUNITY]No me preocupo por ella[NINA]They're not worried about me[COMMUNITY]Mira, allí esta nuestra estrella[NINA]They are all counting on me to succeed![COMMUNITY]Ella sí da la talla[NINA (COMMUNITY)]I am the one who made it out (Ah)The one who always made the gradeBut maybe I should have just stayed home (Mira, Nina)When I was a child I stayed wide awakeClimbed to the highest placeOn every fire escapeRestless to climb (Respira)I got every scholarshipSaved every dollarThe first to go to collegeHow do I tell them why (Respira)I'm coming back home? (Ah)With my eyes on the horizonJust me and the GWBAsking, "Gee Nina, what'll you be?"Straighten the spine, smile for the neighborsEverything's fine, everything's coolThe standard reply, "Lots of tests, lots of papers"Smile, wave goodbye, and pray to the sky, oh, godAnd how do I dare to say...[COMMUNITY]Nina[NINA]Can I go in there and say...[COMMUNITY]Nina[NINA]"I know that I'm letting you down?"[KEVIN, spoken]Nina![NINA]Just breatheEmbedCancel

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Nina sings to herself to try to prepare herself to tell her father that she has dropped out of Stanford. As a child of immigrants in a working-class neighborhood, she feels her failure is letting down much more than just herself.

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1. 1. In the Heights
2. 2. Benny’s Dispatch
3. 3. Breathe
4. 4. No Me Diga
5. 5. It Won’t Be Long Now
6. 6. 96,000
7. 7. Piragua
8. 8. When You’re Home
9. 9. The Club
10. 10. Blackout
11. 11. Paciencia Y Fe
12. 12. Alabanza
13. 13. Carnaval del Barrio
14. 14. When the Sun Goes Down
15. 15. Champagne
16. 16. Finale
17. 17. Home All Summer

CreditsReleased onJune 11, 2021FeaturingDoreen Montalvo & Rubén BladesProducersLin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Sherman & Alex LacamoireWriterLin-Manuel MirandaRecording EngineerDerik LeeMixing EngineerGreg WellsMastering EngineerBrian LuceyA&R AdministratorCraig RosenPhonographic Copyright ℗Atlantic Records, Warner Bros. Entertainment & WaterTower MusicTagsPopBroadwaySoundtrackMusicalsExpand CommentsAdd a commentSign Up And Drop Knowledge 🤓Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love.Sign Up