(un)quiet

Something To Hold On To

Dear friend,
I don't know where better to start than to speak of this empty heart,
How each day I wake up with this weight heavy in my chest,
And I feel the light in my eyes have gone dead.

I take a glance at the open window.
The sun's barely up, and while the world's fast asleep,
I look up at the ceiling, and to nothing I whisper,
"Give me something to hold on to."

I twist, I turn beneath these sheets, and wonder,
"How can I go another day when I've had no sleep?" All through the night--
All through the night, man, I swear these thoughts put up a fight.
I wish it'd be easier to lay these voices to rest,
'Cause I've had enough of the lies they've said.

The world is silent, but there's this war going on in my head.
I stare into nothing and whisper,
"Give me something to hold on to."

I'm telling you now, I can't take more of another day.
No, I don't want to see these nightmares come out to play.
Dude, I swear I've tried, I've tried my best,
But I can't see past this storm cloud over my head.

Man, I wish I was dead.

I feel these tears brim my eyes and careen down my skin.
Now I'm begging, I'm begging you--whoever's there--
"Please, please give me something to hold on to."

Then in my heart, in the stillness of it all, I hear this voice in the darkest night,
Telling me, "Son, it's going to be all right.
I'll lift the weight out of your chest.
In my love, you'll find a place to lay your head."

I stare into the stars against the shadows of the night sky,
Into places far beyond my reach, into the intangible,
And I say, "Will you give me something to hold on to?"

When tomorrow comes, I know I can't do this alone, and I'm not--
Because when I look to You, I find reason to go on.
All in one night, I've watched Your love manifest,
And it's about time I put my hope in You instead.

Smiling in the daylight, I hear myself say,
"You give me something to hold on to."