Holding Midnight Close

(Verse 1)

The clock strikes twelve on an empty wall

The shadows stretch down the lonely hall

Your favorite coffee cup sits on the stand

Right where you left it, out of my hand

The silence is loud, it starts to scream

I’m waking up from a broken dream

(Chorus)

And I’m holding midnight close tonight

Wrapping my arms around fading light

Chasing the ghost of a love we lost

Counting the tears and the heavy cost

The world is asleep but I’m still awake

Holding a heart that’s about to break

Just holding midnight close

(Verse 2)

Your winter coat still hangs by the door

It doesn't smell like you anymore

The cold wind whispers a name I know

Reminding me that you had to go

I reach for your side of the unmade bed

And fight the words that I never said

(Chorus)

And I’m holding midnight close tonight

Wrapping my arms around fading light

Chasing the ghost of a love we lost

Counting the tears and the heavy cost

The world is asleep but I’m still awake

Holding a heart that’s about to break

Just holding midnight close

(Bridge)

They say the darkness comes before the dawn

But what happens when the light is completely gone?

I’m trapped in the hours between yesterday and new

Where every tick of the clock just cries for you

(Chorus)

Now I’m holding midnight close tonight

Losing the final piece of our light

Chasing the ghost of a love we lost

Paying the ultimate, painful cost

The world is asleep but I’m still awake

Holding a heart that’s about to break

Just holding midnight close

(Outro)

Twelve-fifteen, the minutes crawl

Your picture fades upon the wall

Just the dark, the cold, the space

Nothing left here to replace

Holding midnight close

So close

Goodbye