This Heart Keeps Holding On

Midnight falls and the city slows,

All the things I never say,

Echo loud in the shadows,

Waiting for the light of day,

I’m walking down these empty streets,

Carrying words I couldn’t speak,

A little hope and a little doubt,

Wondering how it all plays out,

Streetlights paint me in gold and grey,

Memories I can’t chase away,

Every step is a promise made,

Every tear is the price I’ve paid,

Oh, I’m reaching out into darkness,

Searching for a hand to hold,

If I break will you find me,

Tell me I’m not alone,

Cause I need you, like morning needs the dawn,

Carry me through—

This heart that keeps holding on,

There’s a silence that we both pretend,

Doesn’t hurt and it never ends,

But I remember the nights we dreamed,

Before the world broke at the seams,

Now every word just hangs in air,

Wishing you were standing there,

With one truth we can’t outrun—

We’re both afraid of what we’ve done,

Oh, I’m reaching out into darkness,

Searching for a hand to hold,

If I break will you find me,

Tell me I’m not alone,

Cause I need you, like morning needs the dawn,

Carry me through—

This heart that keeps holding on,

We’re ghosts inside this midnight song,

Both fighting but we can’t move on,

If it hurts, say it hurts; let the night confess,

We’re stronger in the brokenness,

Oh, I’m reaching out into darkness,

Searching for a hand to hold,

If I break will you find me,

Tell me I’m not alone,

Cause I need you, like morning needs the dawn,

Carry me through—

This heart that keeps holding on,Midnight turns and the city wakes,

But I still feel all my mistakes,

If you hear me, if you’re near me—

Hold on,

This heart keeps holding on.