(Verse 1) Cold steel was pressing hard against my skin In a holiday town where the winter rolled in Christmas lights flashing, but the spirit was dead Just a room full of strangers trading terror for bread I was playing my part in the back of the room When the doors flew wide open to a sudden doom But the biggest surprise wasn't sirens or stone It was looking at him and not feeling alone. (Chorus) Hold up, heart, let me ask you a question How do you answer love's sharpest demand? We were handed a script with a change of plans Now I'm falling in love with a broken man Yeah, the clock is ticking down, is this my last chance? A hostage and a robber in a dangerous dance Hold up, heart... don't you give in 'Cause the only way out of this hell is in. (Verse 2) Troy’s got a fury that he carries inside From a world that left him with nowhere to hide He brought down the blows just to see if I’d break But I stood my ground for my own soul's sake Now the anger is fading, I see past the smoke To the weight of the chains that he accidentally broke Outside the reporters are begging for news While I'm trapped in a corner I didn't choose. (Chorus) Hold up, heart, let me ask you a question How do you answer love's sharpest demand? We were handed a script with a change of plans Now I'm falling in love with a broken man Yeah, the clock is ticking down, is this my last chance? A hostage and a robber in a dangerous dance Hold up, heart... don't you give in 'Cause the only way out of this hell is in. (Bridge) Is it trauma or truth when the blue lines bend? When the sirens go quiet and the nightmares end? I hate what he did, hate the scars on my face But my soul found its home in this shattered place Can you tell me how mercy gets tangled in sin? When the lock on the vault is where healing begins. (Chorus) Hold up, heart, let me ask you a question How do you answer love's sharpest demand? We were handed a script with a change of plans Now I'm falling in love with a broken man Yeah, the clock is ticking down, is this my last chance? A hostage and a robber in a dangerous dance Hold up, heart... don't you give in 'Cause the only way out of this hell is in. (Outro) Yeah, a script with a change of plans... Falling hard for a broken man. Hold up, heart. What are you trying to say? (Fade out with a slow, fading acoustic chord)
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