A Love I Can Hold

I’ve had plans that sounded good at night I’ve had dreams that never learned my name I’ve held on to almosts way too tight Watched them slip right through my palms I don’t need a soul that waters me down Or heaven I can’t feel at all I just need you sitting here right now Something real enough to hold I do want forever in a photograph And a love that loves me back I just want a heart that don’t turn cold I want a love I can hold No mask, no halo, no fake skin Just us — a breath and soul If you’re gonna give me something Give me a love I can hold I’ve been chasing sparks that fade too fast Learning some fires leave just smoke But your hand resting here at last Feels like something I don’t have to provoke No bright illusions, no polished lines Just quiet breaths and a steady heart I’ll take the warmth that I can find Even if it’s small, even if it’s scarred I do want forever in a photograph And a love that loves me back I just want a heart that don’t turn cold I want a love I can hold No mask, no halo, no fake skin Just us — a breath and soul If you’re gonna give me something Give me a love I can hold I don’t need a storybook ending I don’t need a perfect plan Just a hand that stays when the night is bending And a heart that knows I am I do want forever in a photograph And a love that loves me back I just want a heart that don’t turn cold I want a love I can hold No mask, no halo, no fake skin Just us — a breath and soul If you’re gonna give me something Give me a love I can hold “Something I can hold… just something I can hold”