Hold Back the Night

                                            Words and music by Zane and Susan Rochette

 

Dedicated to the memory of Marion Mercier

 

 

I can remember the day you closed your eyes

Happier memories were filling up my skies

 

Feeling as if I would break apart with a touch

As day came by and took away the dark

 

Let me hold on to the dawn

Let me hold on to your hand

I don’t wanna face the day

I close my eyes to block out the light

Oh, bring back the dark

Bring back the night

 

I can remember the day I said goodbye

Holding your hand while you gave up your fight

 

Feeling as if I would break apart with a touch

As your breath, your life, your star faded away

 

Let me hold on to the dawn

Let me hold on to your hand

I don’t wanna face the day

I close my eyes to block out the light

Oh, bring back the star

Bring back the night

 

Memories of you are the oceans of my soul

My feelings of you were the twilight of your life

Anchors of loneliness won’t hold me anymore

Breaking from loneliness, I swim from your shore

 

I swim from your shore

 

Letting go of the dawn

Letting go of your hand

Getting up to face the day

I open my eyes and let in the light

Oh, hold back the dark

Hold back the night