Letting go of holding on

When I first saw her face, it was quiet, it was plain

No thunder in my chest, no fire in my veins

Just a smile and a moment, a friend I thought I'd found

But heaven moved in silence, and turned my world around

A December gift I gave her, just a simple little thing

But something in her eyes lit a song I couldn't sing

She stayed with me that evening, even after she was gone

Her warmth became the echo that my heart kept leaning on

But not all love was meant to stay

Some are stars that light the way

I reached, but she was wrapped in thorns

A flower bright, a love unborn

So I’ll love her from afar, like the owl that longs for moonlight

Letting go, holding on, to what’s true and right

I used to walk past beauty, untouched, unmoved, unknown

But she carved out a space I now call my own

And when the ache grew louder than the silence in my chest

A wise man gave me words that brought my soul to rest

“Not all love ends in arms that hold

But peace is still the highest goal

Let it soften you, don’t let it break

Breathe through the ache, for heaven’s sake

Your heart will find its rightful home

Where it’s chosen and never alone”

No, not all love was meant to stay

But every love can shape the way

I reached, but she was wrapped in thorns

A flower bright, a love unborn

So I’ll love her from afar, like the owl that longs for moonlight

Letting go, holding on, to what’s true and right

And if one day the Lord should call

I’ll walk the path, I’ll give my all

To love that leads beyond this pain

To truth, to peace, to heaven’s name

I’ll be ready, I’ll be strong

Letting go… and holding on