[Verse 1]
Sirens bloom down the block
Ash falls on the porch rail
The sky is a bruised sheet
And the power keeps failing
You wash soot from my cheek
With your thumb, like it's nothing
The windows shake again
Still, you smile at me softly
[Pre-Chorus]
If the glass all comes down
If the street turns to cinder
Stay right here, stay right here
Let the whole place shiver
[Chorus]
Hold me anyway
Hold me anyway
When the smoke rolls in
Hold me anyway
Love me in the flame
Love me all the same
When the world breaks hard
Hold me anyway
[Verse 2]
The bakery sign bent low
One shoe in the gutter
A dog runs through the rain
With a rope for a collar
I keep counting the cracks
In the wall by our table
You keep saving my cup
Like the day still is stable
[Pre-Chorus]
If the roof comes loose
If the morning goes black
Stay right here, stay right here
I don't want it back
[Chorus]
Hold me anyway
Hold me anyway
When the smoke rolls in
Hold me anyway
Love me in the flame
Love me all the same
When the world breaks hard
Hold me anyway
[Bridge]
Let the sirens sing
Let the ash keep falling
I know your hand by heart
In the dark, in the chaos
If this is the end
Then I want it near you
One last breath, one last prayer
And your arms around me
[Final Chorus]
Hold me anyway
Hold me anyway
When the smoke rolls in
Hold me anyway
Love me in the flame
Love me all the same
When the world breaks hard
Hold me anyway
Hold me anyway
Hold me anyway
If the world turns to dust
Hold me anyway