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But the camera doesnt linger.
The air continues to close in while the star herself fades in and out of visibility.
Its a real mood not bubblegum, but toxic.
Yet, Ariana urges herself to breathe.
And so she does, and so must we.
What is … breathin,askedthe ever effervescent Fallon.
So breathin, Ariana responded with a sigh, is about, uh, breathing.
Its about anxiety, she says.
This seriousness aside, breathin is a fun song, Fallon insists.
Yeah, we made a pop song, says Ariana, neither confirming nor denying that assessment.
Were it not for the title and chorus, the mechanics of breathing would seem scarce here.
Theres no raspy exhale sequences, few vocal flourishes, no bellows (a laMichelle Branch).
But an inhale is no small thing, not in this world.
If our traveler intends to visit any of these places it is surely too soon to tell.
In times of trouble, breath becomes an anchor.
During a panic attack, when death feels nigh, one is told to breathe slow and deep.
So much follows from respiration sensation, growth, life.
Breathing on breathin propels rather than empowers.
Shes not a deity this time, but small and in the atmosphere.
Theres no other way up, or out.
