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