Hold the Rhythm

Morning light on an open window
City hush, like it’s holding still
I was running on borrowed seconds
Till I felt the quiet pull
Every step felt like I was racing
Every smile hid a weight inside
Then the world slowed down for a moment
And I learned how to arrive

I don’t need to prove I’m stronger
I don’t need to push through pain
If I listen to the silence
It will guide me back again

Hold the rhythm, don’t outrun it
Let it carry you tonight
Nothing broken, nothing wasted
In the pace that keeps you alive
Hold the rhythm, feel it steady
Like a promise underneath
What you’re searching for is breathing
In the space where you just be

I was told to move like thunder
Never pause, never fall behind
But the truth is written softer
In the timing of the tide
Every heartbeat has a reason
Every pause is part of flow
You don’t lose by taking distance
You just learn what matters most

I don’t need a louder answer
I don’t need a perfect sign
If I trust the gentle motion
I’ll be right here every time

Hold the rhythm, don’t outrun it
Let it meet you where you are
Even shadows have a purpose
In the way they shape the dark
Hold the rhythm, feel it steady
Like a light you cannot see
What you’re trying to remember
Is already part of me

In the quiet, I feel stronger
In the slowing, I feel true
I was never meant to shatter
Just to move the way I do
If the world keeps asking for more
I’ll answer calm, I’ll answer slow
There’s a power in continuing
Without losing what I know

Hold it…
Hold it…
Hold the rhythm…

Hold the rhythm, stay beside it
Let it lead you through the night
You don’t have to chase tomorrow
To be living in your life
Hold the rhythm, feel it rising
Soft but stronger than it seems
What keeps moving, what keeps going
Is the part you can’t outdream

Hold the rhythm
Let it stay
I’m not fading
I’m okay
Hold the rhythm
Here I am
Still in motion
Still I stand