Released: December 9, 2008

Songwriter: Common Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo

Producer: The Neptunes

[Hook]
In-inhale, in-inhale
In-inhale, in-inhale

[Verse 1]
I breathe deep like an old man in a deep sleep
Or Indian peace pipe in a tepee
The beginning, the end; the first, the last
Breath into eternity the verse will last
Got a chick in the south that be cursing fast
When it was a drought, I knew the thirst would last
Hunger of a homeless, microphoners
Played the game and got a bonus, man cause the plan is
To master like Tiger, so much drive
I am the definition of a rider
Daughter's name means 'survivor', from a tribe of
Colliders, just one word can't describe her
A scribe of the streets, and a good life that we all want to reach
I'm hotter than a beach
Flow is so deep, even underwater
I can inhale to put the world in order

[Hook]

[Verse 2]
Gasping for air, and everlast
Still raps that are rare, I write with Christ
Passion to stair-way to Heaven is to stay in step
Breath is deep like my man Johnny Depp
You never know the next one God could have kept
So I find it hard to accept
I came from a gang, now I'm a star with a rep
Just to get-- by, 'cause I was slept on like a red-eye
Like Rastafara, I knew to keep my head high
Blessed by the father, son of the author of life
So rap became my wife
Like love at first sight or [Doug?] in his first fight
It's all new, so you got to feel your way through
Until you break through, it might take two
Inhale deep to inflict too, it's great to
Breathe

[Hook x2]

Common

Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (previously Common Sense), is a Grammy and Oscar-winning rapper and actor from Chicago, Illinois. Common’s inspired mix of poetic flow and hip-hop soul has helped him earn his status as one of the most respected rappers in the game.

After being a ball boy for his hometown Chicago Bulls as a teen and attending Florida A&M University for business administration, Common Sense kicked in and he left school to become a rapper. He gained national attention after being featured in the Unsigned Hype column of The Source magazine in 1991. He released his debut album Can I Borrow a Dollar? through Relativity Records in 1992, followed by his breakthrough second album Resurrection in 1994, which features his hip-hop classic single “I Used To Love H.E.R.”

As his career began to take off, he was sued by the music group Common Sense over the name, leading Common to drop the “Sense” and allude to the change in the title of his third album, One Day It’ll All Make Sense (1997). He has released several critically acclaimed albums, including Like Water For Chocolate (2000), which features his J Dilla-produced hit single “The Light”, and Be (2005), which was released under fellow Chicago musician Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint. He also joined musicians Karriem Riggins and Robert Glasper to form the group August Greene, and the trio released their self-titled album in 2018.