Hold On - Hope Contest Entry

Wandering past midnight
Chasing shadows from the streetlights
Sleep doesn't come easy anymore

Whispering my weakness
In the alleyways and streets, it
Echoes back much louder than before

And all the ghosts
Of all the dreams
That almost happened
Screaming at me

Hands don't fail me now
Oh, just a little tighter
Please hold on, hold on to
Everything

Feet on autopilot
As I battle with the riot
Doubts and demons eating me inside

Searching for a symbol
Or some cosmic sort of signal
To tell me that it's going to be alright

And every wish
I ever said
For ever after
Falls to pieces

Hands don't fail me now
Oh, just a little tighter
Please hold on, hold on to
Everything

And when the fighting feels too much
When these cities turn to dust
Even when my body begs to let go

I'll crawl back up from underneath
Force my tired lungs to breathe
Keep moving, keep the hope, oh

Hands don't fail me now
Oh, just a little tighter
Please hold on, hold on to
Everything

Heart don't burn out
Only a little brighter
Pulse keep pounding
Endlessly

Hold on
Hold on
Please