What Do I Hold?
I see the shadow in your eyes,
The quiet war you try to hide.
Still, I stay, still I wait--
Drawn to every twist of fate.
On a bed of thorns, I close my eyes,
And count the tears I can't disguise.
What do I hold, when your hands let go?
What do I keep, when I already know?
I can't breathe in, and I can't let go--
What do I hold, when you won't show?
You say you care, but you're not near--
I give it all, and drown in fear.
I breathe in love, but choke on doubt,
Still I wait, still I bleed it out.
What do I hold, when your hands let go?
What do I keep, when I already know?
I can't breathe in, and I can't let go--
What do I hold, when you won't show?
And I give myself away,
Yes, I give myself away.
I give and I give,
Till there's nothing left to say.
My soul is tied,
My body bruised,
Left here standing
With nothing to choose.
Still I give myself away,
Even when you look away--
I give and I give,
Though you never ask me to stay.
What do I hold, when the fire runs cold?
What do I keep, when the silence grows bold?
I can't breathe in, and I can't let go--
What do I hold, when I already know?
A love ballad -- about holding on to someone who keeps slipping away. It’s about the in-between: where devotion meets silence, and giving becomes its own quiet ache. Inspired by the emotional rawness of U2 - “With or Without You,” but made into a female's perspective.
Copyright © Alesia Leach | Year Posted 2025
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