“HOLD ME WITHOUT FIXING ME” Performed Vocals TWELVE Written by 12Gauge858….Music Date written 10/31/2026 Album Care 2 Love Intro Ooooooh… ahhhhh… Mmmmmmm… ooooooh… Ahhhhhhh… oooooooh… [Lead falsetto] You don't have to carry it alooooone… Alone… alooooone… You can lay it down with meeeee… [Spoken You know… I used to think if I couldn't fix it… I wasn't doing enough. But you weren't asking me to fix the world. You just wanted me beside you. [Verse 1 You came in quiet, set your keys beside the door I saw that look I've come to recognize before I started asking what went wrong, what I could do Already making plans before I listened to you You touched my hand and said, "Can we just sit?" I heard the words, but took a while to understand them So I turned the television down And gave your heart some room to make a sound [Chorus I DON'T HAVE TO FIX THE RAIN TO SIT BESIDE YOU WHILE IT FALLS DON'T HAVE TO FIND THE PERFECT WORDS TO LET YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT ALONE And when you need a little quiet I can love you there, too Sometimes the strongest thing these arms can do IS JUST HOLD UUUUU! [Verse 2 And when it's me who carries something heavy You don't make me feel I have to hide You let me find the words without a deadline And never call my tenderness a weakness We're learning neither one can read a mind So we ask what kind of comfort feels right A listening ear, some space, a hand to hold Love doesn't have to guess when it can know [Chorus I DON'T HAVE TO FIX THE RAIN TO SIT BESIDE YOU WHILE IT FALLS DON'T HAVE TO FIND THE PERFECT WORDS TO LET YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT ALONE And when you need a little quiet I can love you there, too Sometimes the strongest thing these arms can do IS JUST HOLD UUUUU! [Bridge I can't promise every day will feel light But I'll listen when you tell me what it's like And if you need my hands instead of answers… [Twelve transitions into fragile, breath-filled falsetto.] I'm heeeeeere… I'm right heeeeeere… You don't have to make your hurt smaller Just to make me comfortable… LET ME HOLD UUUUUUU! [Final Chorus I DON'T HAVE TO FIX THE RAIN TO LOVE YOU THROUGH THE FALLING AND WHEN MY OWN HEART NEEDS A PLACE I KNOW THAT YOU'LL BE LISTENING We can be strong and still be gentle Let the truth come when it's ready Tonight there's nothing we must prove LET ME HOLD UUUUU! [Outro quiet spoken tenor] Next time you come through that door… I'll ask you something different. Do you want me to listen… Or do you need me to help? [Soft affectionate chuckle] Either way… I'm here.
