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》是美国知名女歌手凯莉·克莱森（Kelly Clarkson）演唱的一首流行歌曲，由她与好友杰森·哈贝特、埃里克·奥尔森共同创作。该曲于2012年10月发行，作为她首张精选辑《Greatest Hits: Chapter One》的首发主打歌。
在创作背景方面，这首歌具有浓厚的自传体色彩。2012年正值凯莉三十岁，也是她赢得首届《美国偶像》冠军出道十周年的重要节点。回首过去十年，作为一个十九岁就踏入名利场的女孩，她承受了巨大的压力，演艺生涯就像一台被设定好程序的机器，不断在发片、巡演与妥协中奔波。站在而立之年，她终于找到了属于自己的幸福感，于是决定停下来调整自我。她与最好的朋友合作写下这首歌，旨在庆祝自己十年的音乐历程，向家人、朋友与粉丝的长久支持致谢，同时宣告自己想要适当地休息，总结过去并启示未来。
在表达含义上，《Catch My Breath》是一首关于解放、自我发现与赋权的颂歌。“Catch my breath”字面意思是“喘口气”，在这里则是一种深刻的隐喻，象征着在忙碌、高压或充满谎言的环境中暂停下来，重新掌控自己的生活节奏。歌词描绘了她在娱乐行业中挣扎的处境——“在谎言的网络中喘息”、“像杂技演员一样表演”，为了维持公众形象而忍辱负重。但如今她迎来了蜕变，“沉重的心化作轻盈的云朵”，她不再听从外界的摆布，拒绝被任何事物阻挡。副歌部分反复强调的“没有人能阻挡我，我没时间犹豫”，展现了她坚韧、自信的态度。整首歌传递出一种积极向上的力量：人生最勇敢的事不仅是拼命奔跑，更是拥有随时停下来为自己喘息的底气；只要还在呼吸，就能找回真实的自我，按照自己的方式继续前行。
