Hold on

[Verse 1 – soft, empty piano]
Got comfortable living my life on standby
Clock tick loud but I’m letting time fly
Everybody calls when they breaking inside
But when I break down, it’s just me and the night

I’m the glue, I’m the patch, I’m the fix, I’m the friend
Hold the whole world up while I’m caving in
Smile so wide like I’m built outta steel
But nobody ever asks how I feel

They say “you’re strong,” yeah that’s code for “hide it”
If I cry, I swallow it, choke, don’t fight it
Mirror looking back like “who is that man?”
I keep saving everybody… but I’m sinking in sand

[Pre-Chorus]
Day by day I fade away
Piece by piece I drift to gray
Always waiting… stuck control
Listening to my life on hold

[Chorus]
I’m living on hold
Heart still beating but it’s cold
Everybody dialing my line
But nobody saving mine

I scream but it don’t make sound
Feet still move but I’m underground
If I don’t save my soul
I’m disappearing on hold

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[Rap Pocket – tight flow]
Yeah
Phone light buzz, yeah they need me again
“Can you talk?” yeah sure, pretend
Back of the line, put me last every time
Giving out strength when I ain’t got mine

Battery low but I’m still on call
Catch everybody when they fall
Meanwhile I’m one breath from the edge
Balancing life on a cracking ledge

Running on fumes, caffeine and regret
Giving out hope that I ain’t felt yet
Hero mask glued to my face too long
Now I don’t know what’s right or wrong

If I vanish, would anyone see?
Or just dial when they need something from me?
Whole life stuck in this role I control
Listening to my own heart… on hold

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[Bridge – vulnerable]
What if I chose me for once…
Let the calls go to tone…
Maybe saving myself
Is finally picking up my own phone…

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[Final Chorus – slight lift]
I’m not living on hold
Not letting my story go cold
For once I’m answering me
Setting myself free

If I fall, I won’t fold
I’m done being last in the fold
Yeah tonight I take control
I’m done… living on hold

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