Your Way Home (v2)

Title: Your Way Home ©2026 Daniel Claessens [Verse 1 | soft intimate] The curtains stay drawn, another grey day You’re hiding from morning, drifting away You tell me the morning’s too heavy to face That breathing itself feels like running a race I reach for your hand, but you slip through my own Like waves pulling footprints from weathered stone I’m calling your name through the silence we share But the emptiness answers… you’re not really there [Pre-Chorus | swell] I’ve carried your weight through the longest nights Whispered your name beneath flickering lights But the silence you keep is louder than words And the war in your heart leaves mine deeply hurt [Chorus 1 | emotional powerfull] Who will hold you when I’m gone? When my strength is fading and I can’t hold on I gave you my heart, every piece that I had But you’re drowning in darkness while I’m losing my grasp I would stay forever if love alone could heal But even all I am can’t change the way you feel Tell me… who will hold you when I’m gone? [Verse 2] I asked if you’d walk just a little today You whispered “I’m tired” and turned away I brought you tomorrow in handfuls of hope But you couldn’t see further than learning to cope I begged you to speak, to unlock every door Each answer you gave hurt a little bit more Your friends reached beside me, but you turned them away Convinced you were broken beyond what we’d say [Pre-Chorus 2 | more swell] I’m running on empty, still reaching for you But love isn’t enough if you can’t believe it too The weight of your pain is crushing my chest How long can I stay before there’s nothing left? [Chorus 2 | emotional powerfull] Who will hold you when I’m gone? When the nights grow colder and I can’t hold on I’ve fought every battle that love could begin But some wars can’t be won from the outside looking in I would stay forever if love alone could heal But even endless love can’t change the way you feel Tell me… who will hold you when I’m gone? [Instrumental Break | 8 bars] [Solo piano begins alone. Solo cello joins after four bars. Ambient electric guitar swells softly. Strings enter gradually. No drums for first four bars, then gentle tom heartbeat. No vocals] [Bridge | reflective intimate] Maybe one day you’ll find the light alone Long after the place where my strength has gone I loved you enough to finally let go But I’ll always pray you’ll find your way home [Final Chorus | big emotional climax] Who will hold you when I’m gone? When these weary hands can no longer hold on I stayed through the storms, through every dark day But loving you couldn’t keep the darkness away If someday you find the courage to believe Please don’t let your heart convince you to leave Though I have to walk away, my hope stays with you I’ll always pray you’ll find your way home [Outro | fade-out tender] One step… one dawn… one breath at a time… Please… find your way home… [End]