[Intro] Down on the corner where the daylight fades Everybody’s got a story, everybody’s got a way Some lean on the wall, some stare at their shoes Some chasing relief they can’t refuse [Verse 1] There’s a man with a laugh that’s louder than pain Says he’s fine but he’s shaking again There’s a woman counting minutes in the rain Waiting for a promise that never came [Pre-Chorus] They say it helps them sleep at night Keeps the wolves outside the door But every cure they swear by Always asks for more [Chorus] Everybody needs something to hold Something to quiet the noise Something warm when the nights get cold Something to drown out the voice Everybody needs something to hold But some things hold you too You think you’re choosing the habit Till the habit’s choosing you [Verse 2] There’s a kid with a phone and a screen-lit face Scrolling hope at a dangerous pace There’s a dream sold cheap in a paper cup Sip by sip till you can’t look up [Pre-Chorus] They call it just a little break Just a moment to get by But the line between escape and trap Is thinner than a lie [Chorus] Everybody needs something to hold When the world won’t slow its spin Something that tells them they’re still whole When they’re wearing thin Everybody needs something to hold In a world that cuts them loose But be careful what you lean upon It might lean back harder on you [Bridge] It’s not the bottle Not the needle Not the screen Not the pill It’s the silence underneath it That nobody wants to feel [Build] If we talked a little more If we listened without shame Maybe fewer souls would need Something else to numb the pain [Final Chorus] Everybody needs something to hold That part is true, no lie But maybe it’s a hand, not a hole That helps us survive Everybody needs something to hold When the ground feels untrue Just don’t let the thing you’re leaning on Start leaning back on you [Outro] Yeah… Everybody’s just trying to make it through
