[Verse 1]
I wake up to the war
Already in my chest
Two hands on the glass
One wants, one says rest
You pull like a storm
I pull back with a prayer
Every promise I made
Still shaking in the air
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me who wins this time
When I bite my tongue
Tell me how to stay calm
When the night gets young
My mirror knows my name
And it calls me out
I can hear the same old lie
Crawling in my mouth
[Chorus]
Hold me back
Hold me back
I’m my own attack
(I’m my own attack)
Hold me back
Hold me back
I don’t want it back
(I don’t want it back)
One step close
Then I crack
Hold me back
Hold me back
[Verse 2]
I locked the door twice
Still I hear you laugh
Tiny little habits
Cutting through the glass
Candy on the table
Fire in my hand
I could be a saint
If I could just stand
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me who wins this time
When I bite my tongue
Tell me how to stay calm
When the night gets young
My mirror knows my name
And it calls me out
I can hear the same old lie
Crawling in my mouth
[Chorus]
Hold me back
Hold me back
I’m my own attack
(I’m my own attack)
Hold me back
Hold me back
I don’t want it back
(I don’t want it back)
One step close
Then I crack
Hold me back
Hold me back
[Bridge]
If I fall, don’t clap
Just put my name in light
If I shake in the dark
Stay till I win this fight
I am not the storm
I am not the chain
I am learning, line by line
How to leave the pain
[Final Chorus]
Hold me back
Hold me back
I’m my own attack
(I’m my own attack)
Hold me back
Hold me back
I don’t want it back
(I don’t want it back)
One step close
Then I crack
Hold me back
Hold me back
Hold me back
Hold me back
I can choose my track
(I can choose my track)