Verse 1 I held the world too tightly, Watched it slip through my hands. The harder I tried to hold it, The more it crumbled like shifting sands. Pre-Chorus Ashes fall where dreams once burned, Hopes discarded, and none returned. I reach for meaning, I dig for gold, But all I find is what’s grown cold. Chorus Hands full of dust, from what I’ve chased, Life’s harsh grip, what’s been erased. A weightless prize I can’t sustain, A subtle mark of joy and pain. Hands full of dust, it slips, it fades, Leaving behind the mess I’ve made. The weight grows stronger, it draws me near, A single moment, sharp and clear. Verse 2 The journey is lined with questions, The answers buried out of sight. The climb grows steeper every time, In a world where wrongs don’t right. Pre-Chorus The embers dim where flames once roared, Hopes forsaken, none restored. I search for answers, but they evade, But find myself lost in the maze. Chorus Hands full of dust, from what I’ve chased, Life’s harsh grip, what’s been erased. A weightless prize I can’t sustain, A subtle mark of joy and pain. Hands full of dust, it slips, it fades, Leaving behind the mess I’ve made. The weight grows stronger, it draws me near, A single moment, sharp and clear. Bridge The weight of choices pulls me down, The weight of actions circles the ground. A glimpse of truth within the fray, Pulling me onward, past the disarray. Chorus Hands full of dust, from what I’ve chased, Life’s harsh grip, what’s been erased. A weightless prize I can’t sustain, A subtle mark of joy and pain. Hands full of dust, it slips, it fades, Leaving behind the mess I’ve made. The weight grows stronger, it draws me near, A single moment, sharp and clear. Outro Let this be a warning, a lesson to see, What you hold too tightly may cease to be. The chase for more leaves hands undone, Beware the cost when is all gone
