[intro] [verse 1] The clock hands move, but we stay still A photograph is all that's real I memorize the way you breathe A silent vow beneath the eaves Your laughter's just an echo now A ghostly trace upon your brow I hold the strands you're letting go Afraid to be the first to know [pre-chorus] And every "goodnight" feels like goodbye Beneath the surface, oceans lie I'm building castles in the sand That you no longer understand [chorus 1] So I'll hold on tighter in the fray To the love that's quietly slipping away I'll chase the sunset in your eyes And believe in all the old goodbyes I'm clinging to the fading light Fighting for us with all my might 'Cause even a maybe, a almost, a near Is better than the silence I fear [verse 2] I search for you in empty chairs And in the unasked questions, heavy in the air I replay every careless word The sweetest melody now absurd I trace the maps on distant palms Trying to quiet the internal alarms That whisper what my heart denies As the tenderness slowly dies [pre-chorus 2] I'm reading chapters you've erased Holding a future misplaced A dancer with no partner here Confronting the ghost of what was clear [chorus 2] So I'll hold on tighter in the fray To the love that's quietly slipping away I'll chase the sunset in your eyes And believe in all the old goodbyes I'm clinging to the fading light Fighting for us with all my might 'Cause even a maybe, a almost, a near Is better than the silence I fear [bridge] But my arms are tired from holding air And this weight of hope is too much to bear The portrait's cracking, frame and all I'm waiting for a different call... ...that never comes. [final chorus] So I'll hold on... just for today To the love that's quietly slipped away I'll honor every sunset gone And learn to face the coming dawn I'm loosening my grip on the light Surrendering from the fight Cause loving you, as you depart Is the bravest act of my heart [outro] I'm holding on... to letting go. [fade out]