Hold Me Through The Night

[Intro – soft piano, organ swell] [Verse 1] I’ve been standing in the shadow of a love I couldn’t keep Holding onto memories that won’t let me sleep Every whispered promise still echoes in my mind Like a fading melody I can’t leave behind I tried to be stronger than the hurt inside my chest Tried to tell my heart that I was better off with less But every road I take just leads me back to you And I don’t know what I’m supposed to do --- [Pre-Chorus] (Lead) Can you hear me calling through the night? (Backing) Through the night… (Lead) Can you feel me reaching for the light? (Backing) For the light… --- [Chorus] Hold me through the night Don’t let me fall apart this time Wrap your love around this broken heart of mine Hold me through the night Hold me when I cry Stay until the morning light Tell me I’ll be alright Hold me through the night --- [Verse 2] Every lonely hour feels heavier than before Like a tide that keeps on pulling me down to the floor I keep searching faces, hoping I might find A trace of your love still alive in mine You don’t know the silence that you left behind Or the way it lingers like a warning sign But if there’s a chance that you might still care Then come and meet me halfway there --- [Chorus] --- [Bridge – gospel lift] (Lead) If you ever loved me, don’t walk away Don’t leave me drowning in yesterday I don’t need forever, I just need now Come back and show me how (Backing – rising harmony) Show me how… show me how… --- [Instrumental Break – horns + organ swell] --- [Final Chorus – full emotional peak] Hold me through the night Don’t let me break beneath the strain Take away the hurt, take away the pain Hold me through the night Hold me when I cry Stay until the morning light Tell me I’ll survive Hold me through the night --- [Outro – soft, fading] (Lead ad lib) Stay… don’t leave me now… (Backing) Hold her… hold her… (Lead) Through the night…