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