Verse
F
Is this danger?
F C
Is this true love?
F A# F
Is this something I can hope to know?
F
Is this laughter?
F C
Is this anger?
F A# F
Is this a reason to lose control?
[Guitar starts here in original recording]
[Pre-chorus 1]
C Dm A#
I have stood on the mountain apex
F C
Waiting for the truth
C Dm A#
I have walked a million miles
F C
Just to see what I already knew
[Verse 2]
F
Is this a basket?
F C
Is this my own life?
F A# F
Is this container to never use?
F
Is this sadness?
F C
Is this past us?
F A# F
Is this a moment we did not choose?
[Pre-chorus 2]
C Dm A#
I have walked through the darkest forest
F C
Waiting for inspiration
C Dm A#
I have prayed a million hail marys
F C
Just to wait at that godless station
[Chorus]
F A# F
I've been holding back on loving you
A# F A# C
I've been holding back, I've been holding back
F A# F
I’ve been holding back on holding you
A# F A# C
I've been holding back, I've been holding back
[Verse 3]
F
Is this wisdom?
F C
Is this garbage?
F A# F
Is this something I can throw away?
F
Is this caution?
F C
Is this springtime?
F A# F
Is this a season that will not stay?
[Solo]
[Chorus]
F A# F
I've been holding back on loving you
A# F A# C
I've been holding back, I've been holding back
F A# F
I’ve been holding back on holding you
A# F A# C
I've been holding back, I've been holding back
[Verse 4]
F
Is this over?
F C
Is this my wish?
F A# F
Is this a speech that I have never heard?
F
Is this a lion?
F C
Is this a lamb?
F A# F
Is this a nature where we can’t be sure?