Hold On

[Verse 1]
Morning coffee going cold
Sunrise leaking through the blinds
Newsfeed heavy on my phone
Heart feels two steps behind
You ask me if it’s worth it
All these worn-out uphill miles
I shrug and say “I hope so”
You answer with a tired smile

[Chorus]
Hold on
Hope is in the hallway
Waiting by the crooked frame
Soft hands
Learning all our last names
Hold on
Hope is in the hallway
Breathing with our trembling lungs
Humming like a distant drum

[Verse 2]
Bus stop
Rain on plastic seats
Shoes soaked through
Another gray day
Kid draws mountains in the fog
Says
“Someday I will move away”
Old man laughs
Says
“Take me too”
Shows a photo from the war
Says
“I thought the world was ending
But we’re still here
Wanting more”

[Chorus]
[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Late night
Dishes in the sink
Bills spread out across the bed
You say
“What if this is all?
What if every dream is dead?”
I trace circles on your wrist
Count the freckles
One
Then two
Say
“If this is all we’re given
I still choose it all with you”

[Bridge]
Maybe hope’s not fireworks
Maybe hope’s a quiet chair
Room for every faded picture
Every ghost that’s still there
Maybe hope’s a wrong turn taken
Leading to a softer light
Not a promise of perfection
Just a hand to hold at night

[Solo]
[synth solo over gentle acoustic chords
Drums and percussion easing back
Bass warm and steady
Vocal ad-libs floating wordless in the background
Reverb tail blooming into silence]