Too much to hold

(Style: Intimate piano folk, tender male vocals, raw emotional vulnerability)

(Verse 1)

(Delicate keys, soft and breathing)

Every sound is a razor, every tone is too loud

Every light is a strobe light cutting through the crowd.

Unnatural flickers, an unbearable sting

I sneeze a hundred times from what the breezes bring.

I see the hidden agenda in every passing face

Catching waves of emotion that were not mine to trace.

When the world gets too bright, when the world gets too high

My body searches for a quiet place to lie.

(Pre-Chorus)

(Soft cello joins, building a gentle pulse)

And I carry the weight of a stranger's despair

Breath gets so shallow, there's a fire in the air.

My skin starts to break when the pressure lets go

A body overwhelmed by the overflow.

(Chorus)

(Melodic, warm, soft choir enters – very singable and catchier melody)

Oh, it’s too much to take, it’s too much to hold

In a world made of glass that is loud and cold.

All I ever really need is to step out of the frame

To find a little silence and to call it by my name.

Yeah, I run, yeah, I hide, just to keep myself whole

Need a quiet little corner for my weary soul.

(Verse 2)

(Back to delicate keys, gentle cello notes)

I can feel all your heartache before you even speak

Every unspoken feeling makes my knees grow weak.

It’s a gift and a burden, a storm in my chest

And my mind never gets a single moment of rest.

I just want to retreat, put the shutters all down

Escape the heavy noise of this restless town.

(Pre-Chorus)

(Soft cello and piano swell gently)

And I carry the weight of a stranger's despair

Breath gets so shallow, there's a fire in the air.

My skin starts to break when the pressure lets go

A body overwhelmed by the overflow.

(Chorus)

(Full melody, soft choir singing along)

Oh, it’s too much to take, it’s too much to hold

In a world made of glass that is loud and cold.

All I ever really need is to step out of the frame

To find a little silence and to call it by my name.

Yeah, I run, yeah, I hide, just to keep myself whole

Need a quiet little corner for my weary soul.

(Bridge)

(Piano grows warmer, choir humming softly in late-night nostalgia)

Escape isn't instant, the doors don't always align

I’m trapped in the chaos while I’m searching for mine.

So I breathe through the noise till the tide turns around

Waiting for the silence where my heart can be found.

(Chorus)

(Loudest, most emotional singing; anthem-like feel with warm harmonies)

Oh, it’s too much to take, it’s too much to hold

In a world made of glass that is loud and cold.

All I ever really need is to step out of the frame

To find a little silence and to call it by my name.

Yeah, I run, yeah, I hide, just to keep myself whole

Need a quiet little corner for my weary soul.

(Outro)

(Piano fades down to simple, quiet chords; soft choir humming the main chorus line)

Just a quiet little corner…

Where the lights don't burn…

Where the waves go slow…

And the peace can return.

(Final soft piano key decays into complete quiet)