[Verse 1] The world has gone still now, the moon has worn thin, Silence hangs, closing me in The masks that once guarded the void deep within Now fade like dust to the wind [Verse 2] This hollow inside me, a wound that won’t mend, I whisper the prayer in sorrow I beg You, don’t wake me, let sleep be the end, Must I face a tomorrow? [Pre chorus] Why this road, so far from Your light? Why the dark with no dawn in sight? Can’t bear the pain. Let me break the chains. [Chorus] Hashem, I am Yours when I sleep, when I wake, You cradle my soul when I wish it would break. It’s not my will, not my breath, not my soul to own In Your hands lie life, in Your hands alone. [Softer] Though I dream of being gone If You say “stay,” I will hold on. [Interlude] בידך אפקיד רוחי השם לי ולא אירא [Verse 3] I cling to the teaching: each night when I rise, My soul pleads to stay, to remain But You gently deny it, you softly reply: My promise I won’t betray [Verse 4] Though I know it aches to hold on, to endure The breaking is part of the making I weep for the love in the no You assure. For believing when I feel forsaken [Pre chorus] On this road, so far from Your light Through the dark with no dawn in sight I will bear the pain. I won’t break the chains. [Chorus] Hashem, I am Yours when I sleep, when I wake, You cradle my soul when I wish it would break. It’s not my will, not my breath, not my soul to own In Your hands lie life, in Your hands alone. [Softer] Though I dream of being gone If You say “stay,” I will hold on. [Interlude] בידך אפקיד רוחי השם לי ולא אירא [Bridge] Here are the keys to my soul Here are my dreams of control The night fades, I now understand Hashem, I am in your hands [Final Chorus] Hashem, I am Yours when I sleep, when I wake, You cradle my soul when I wish it would break. It’s not my will, not my breath, not my soul to own In Your hands lie life, in Your hands alone. [Softer] Though I dream of being gone If You say “stay,”— I will hold on. I will ho-o-old on....... [instrumental outro, fade out In Your hands lie life, in Your hands alone. [Softer] Though I dream of being gone If You say “stay,”— I will hold on. I will ho-o-old on....... [instrumental outro, fade out]
