Hold Me Above The Waves

[Verse 1 - clean tremolo guitars, kick on every beat, vocal low and close] Cold water to the throat now No light left on the floor All the names I used to answer Don't answer anymore [Pre-Chorus - bass moves for the first time, one note sliding] And I felt the undertow say Stay down, stay down [Chorus - big open chords, first time we actually crash on drums, but half-time, very slow] Hold me above the waves I can't keep holding on Hands around my chest now Before the deep takes all Hold me above the waves [Verse 2 - add a second guitar harmony, vocal a little more broken] Your light was a warning I took it as a guide Led me past the warning Into the other tide [Chorus 2 - add octave harmonies, let cymbals ring] Hold me above the waves I can't keep holding on If love is only drowning Then let me drown more slow Hold me above the waves [Bridge / Heaviest Part - one chord for 16 bars, feedback, vocal almost screaming but buried in reverb] Don't let go Don't let go When the water takes the light [Outro - everything drops back to just bass + vocal falsetto, very soft after all that weight] Hold me Hold me Above the waves