Catch My Breath – Kelly Clarkson (凯丽.克拉克森)
Written by：Jason Halbert/Eric Olson/Kelly Clarkson/Sound Kollectiv
I don't wanna be left behind
Distance was a friend of mine
Catching breath in a web of lies
I've spent most of my life
Riding waves playing acrobat
Shadowboxing the other half
Learning how to react
I've spent most of my time
Catching my breath letting it go
Turning my cheek for the sake of this show
Now that you know
This is my life
I won't be told what's supposed to be right
Catch my breath
No one can hold me back
I ain't got time for that
Catch my breath
Won't let them get me down
It's all so simple now
Addicted to the love I found
Heavy heart now a weightless cloud
Making time for the ones that count
I'll spend the rest of my time
Laughing hard with the windows down
Leaving footprints all over town
Keeping faith kinda comes around
I will spent the rest of my life
Catching my breath letting it go
Turning my cheek for the sake of this show
Now that you know this is my life
I won't be told what's supposed to be right
Catch my breath
No one can hold me back
I ain't got time for that
Catch my breath
Won't let them get me down
It's all so simple now
You helped me see
The beauty in everything
Catching my breath letting it go
Turning my cheek for the sake of this show
Now that you know this is my life
I won't be told what's supposed to be right
Catching my breath
Letting it go
Turning my cheek for the sake of this show
Now that you know
This is my life
I won't be told what's supposed to be right
Catch my breath
Catch my breath
No one can hold me back
I ain't got time for that
Catch my breath
Won't let them get me down
It's all so simple now it's all so simple now
Catching my breath letting it go
Turning my cheek for the sake of this show
Now that you know this is my life
I won't be told what's supposed to be right
Catch my breath
Catch my breath
No one can hold me back
I ain't got time for that
Catch my catch catch my breath
Won't let them get me down
It's all so simple now
《Catch My Breath》是美国流行天后凯莉·克莱森（Kelly Clarkson）于2012年10月发行的一首极具个人色彩的流行歌曲。这首歌由凯莉本人与好友杰森·哈贝特、埃里克·奥尔森共同创作，并作为她出道十周年首张精选辑《Greatest Hits: Chapter One》的首发主打单曲面世。
在创作背景方面，这首歌曲是凯莉·克莱森步入三十岁人生新阶段时的一份“自传体”答卷。自2002年以19岁的年纪赢得首届《美国偶像》冠军以来，她在聚光灯下经历了长达十年的高压生活与名利漩涡。到了三十岁这个成熟的节点，她感到自己终于迎来了内心的平和与幸福。因此，她与最好的朋友合作写下这首歌，旨在庆祝这十年的音乐旅程，向家人、朋友和粉丝表达感谢。同时，这也是她向外界宣告自己想要适当停下脚步、调整自我状态的心声。正如她自己所说，这首歌代表了她曾经的模样、当下的感受以及未来的方向，是一个足够聪明的三十岁女性决定为自己喘口气的成熟宣言。
从表达含义来看，《Catch My Breath》是一首关于挣脱束缚、拥抱自由与自我和解的解放颂歌。歌词中“Catching breath in a web of lies（在谎言编织的大网中残喘）”深刻揭示了娱乐圈要求艺人维持完美假象所带来的窒息感；而“Riding waves playing acrobat（如杂技演员般乘风破浪）”则隐喻了她在过去十年里为了迎合外界期待而小心翼翼、疲于奔命的生存状态。面对这一切，凯莉用“Turning my cheek for the sake of this show（为了这场表演选择逆来顺受）”道出了曾经迫于无奈的妥协。
然而，随着情绪的递进，歌曲展现了主人公强大的觉醒与坚韧。副歌部分反复吟唱的“No one can hold me back, I ain't got time for that（没有人能阻挡我，我没时间浪费在那些上）”，是她对消极声音和外界阻碍的直接拒绝。她的内心完成了从“Heavy heart（沉重的心）”到“Weightless cloud（轻盈的云朵）”的蜕变，不再被世俗定义的“正确”所绑架（I won't be told what's supposed to be right）。整首歌传达了一种豁然开朗的生命态度：在经历风雨后重新夺回人生的主导权，把时间留给真正重要的人，开着车窗尽情大笑，带着从容与自信走向充满无限可能的未来。
