Southern Solace

[Intro] Yeah. The dirt is dry. The shadows are long. [Verse 1] I drew the blinds, I locked the door Let the dust settle out across the floor I built a home inside the ache Drank the poison for the poison’s sake The quiet room was a heavy friend Waiting for a broken heart to mend. [Pre-Chorus] The silence is deafening, the static is loud I’m suffocating inside of the crowd I leaned into the cold, I gave it my soul But the comfort I found is taking its toll. [Chorus] I let Grief hold me for far too long! Because at least something was holding on! (Holding on!) Wrapped in the dark where the daylight is gone I let Grief hold me, but the grip was wrong! Yeah, at least something was holding on! [Verse 2] I wore the sorrow like a heavy coat Felt like a rope right around the throat It whispered lies but it knew my name It was a prison but I built the frame Every memory a ghost in the machine Scratching at the surface of the spaces in between I was terrified to stand up and walk away 'Cause the ghost was the only thing asking me to stay! [Pre-Chorus] The silence is deafening, the static is loud! I’m suffocating inside of the crowd! [Chorus] I let Grief hold me for far too long! Because at least something was holding on! (Holding on!) Wrapped in the dark where the daylight is gone I let Grief hold me, but the grip was wrong! Yeah, at least something was holding on! [Musical Interlude] [Bridge] Let me go. You gotta let me go. The embrace is a cage. The comfort is cold. LET ME GO! [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] I let Grief hold me for far too long! Because at least something was holding on! (Holding on!) I'm breaking the grip, I'm finding the dawn! I let Grief hold me, but the grief is gone! Yeah, the grief is gone! [Outro] At least something was holding on... Not anymore. [End]