Hold it.

I used to keep it in a hollowed-out chest

Behind a ribcage of iron and stone

A clockwork machine, doing its best

To survive the long winters alone

But the gears started grinding, the metal went cold

And the silence was more than a spirit could hold

So I reached through the wire, I broke every seal

Just to remember how it’s supposed to feel.

Chorus

And now I’m standing here, shivering and bare

Holding my beating heart out through the air

And I put it in your hands, soft and so red

Ignoring the warnings the old ghosts said

It’s heavy and frantic, it’s pulsing with heat

A life-sentence rhythm, a desperate beat

Be careful with the pressure, be kind with the grip

It’s the only thing keeping me from the slip.

Verse 2

You can feel every secret in the way that it thumps

The scars from the falls and the bruises and lumps

It’s not a clean thing, it’s messy and loud

It’s been dragged through the dirt and lost in the crowd

But in your palms, the thundering slows

You’re the first one to see how the inner light glows

It’s terrifying power, it’s a fragile design

The core of my world, no longer just mine.

Bridge

My lungs are just ghosts now, they breathe when you move

My blood has found a brand new groove

If you clench your fist, the stars go black

There’s no taking this kind of offering back

It’s a violent trust, a beautiful crime

To give you my pulse and a piece of my time.

Chorus

So here I am, shivering and bare

Holding my beating heart out through the air

And I put it in your hands, soft and so red

Ignoring the warnings the old ghosts said

It’s heavy and frantic, it’s pulsing with heat

A life-sentence rhythm, a desperate beat

Be careful with the pressure, be kind with the grip

It’s the only thing keeping me from the slip.

Outro

Just hold it...

Don't let the rhythm stop.

It’s warm in your hands.

Please...

Don't let it drop.