Hold Me Through the Leaving
Dreamy Southern Americana, Healing Lullaby, Warm Smoky Female Vocals, 68 BPM, soft acoustic guitar, airy pedal steel, gentle live percussion, emotional feminine vulnerability, calming spiritual atmosphere, pine trees and soft sand imagery, grief and transition healing song, cinematic nighttime drive energy, comforting and soulful, intimate emotional vocal delivery. [Negative: Male Vocals, Electronic, Trap, EDM, Heavy Metal, Aggressive Rock, Bubblegum Pop, Drum Machine, Harsh Vocals, Techno, Synth-Pop.]
Hold Me Through the Leaving
Dreamy Southern Americana, Healing Lullaby, Warm Smoky Female Vocals, 68 BPM, soft acoustic guitar, airy pedal steel, gentle live percussion, emotional feminine vulnerability, calming spiritual atmosphere, pine trees and soft sand imagery, grief and transition healing song, cinematic nighttime drive energy, comforting and soulful, intimate emotional vocal delivery. [Negative: Male Vocals, Electronic, Trap, EDM, Heavy Metal, Aggressive Rock, Bubblegum Pop, Drum Machine, Harsh Vocals, Techno, Synth-Pop.]
Lyrics
I drove all night through darkness
With my whole life packed behind me
Crossed state lines with shaking hands
Praying peace would finally find me
Now the sun comes through unfinished walls
Dust floating in the morning light
And somewhere far away my father
May be saying goodbye tonight
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[Pre-Chorus]
Oh God…
Everything is changing at once
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[Chorus]
So hold me through the leaving
Hold me through the ache
Hold me while the old world falls apart
And the new one slowly wakes
There’s soft sand beneath my footsteps
Pine trees swaying in the wind
And somewhere underneath this heartbreak
A quieter life begins
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[Verse 2]
Jake said “Mom, let’s just go back…”
The house still feels undone
And my tired heart keeps wondering
If I ran too far too young
But then I hear the birds outside
And the stillness in the air
And for one small fragile moment
I remember why I came here
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[Pre-Chorus]
Not to escape life
But to finally breathe inside it
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[Chorus]
So hold me through the grieving
Hold me through the fear
Hold me while I learn to stand
Without carrying every year
There’s hot water running softly
Coffee waiting in the dawn
And maybe healing looks exactly like
Still getting up after everything’s gone wrong
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[Bridge – whispered / emotional]
I did not fail my father
I did not fail my life
I’m just a woman trying to find peace
In the middle of goodbye
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[Final Chorus]
So hold me through the leaving
Through every tear tonight
Cause even broken hearts can still
Walk slowly toward the light
And somewhere past this sorrow
Past the fear and all the pain
There’s a softer life still waiting
Calling gently through the rain