When you leave the world goes silent
Your ears stop making sense of waves and sound is static nothing
But one thing is persistent
The beating on and on
Millions of untethered hearts pumping
And the song
Will someone notice
Someone care
There has to be just one somewhere

Hold her tight
Say his name
Before the sound just drifts out to space
Take his hand
Touch her face
To all the living
Breathing
Listen to what I say
Hold her tight
Say his name

Because when you’re gone your soul is weightless
But you can feel the burden carried by the throngs of bodies moving in and out
Avoiding contact
Wondering why they feel alone
Forgetting why and where they’re going
Rushing time
Missing what’s right before their eyes
The miracles they hurry by
The answers to their deepest cries

Hold her tight
Say his name
Before the sound just drifts out to space
Take his hand
Touch her face
To all the living
Breathing
Listen to what I say
Hold her tight
Say his name

When you die you take your memories
And the heaviest to carry are the times you failed to notice that you had everything
Hold her tight
Say his name

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words and music by Shannon Curtis
published by Shannon K (ASCAP)
all rights reserved; lyrics reprinted by permission