Hold on for Dear Love
Bridgit Mendler Lyrics

I've been staring at the ceiling
I have been lying in bed, looking upwards with nothing but my thoughts.

Watching the fans flow around, round and round
As I lay, my gaze shifts to the ceiling fan rotating in a circular motion.

'Cause I can't hear my breathing
My thoughts are so loud, I am unaware of the sound of my own breathing.

The words we said are still so loud, loud, loud
The words we exchanged during past altercation still linger so loud in my mind.

And we been drifting off so far
Our relationship has strayed far off course.

And I don't even know where we are
I do not know where we stand with each other.

Before we jump, before we leave
Before we rashly end things or make a difficult decision.

And all is lost for you and me, yeah
Before we lose each other completely.

If we're not stupid
If we are smart and think rationally.

We'll both hold on for dear love
We will hold on to the love we have, despite the difficulties.

Find our way through this
We will find our way out of this difficult time in our relationship.

It's not worth just giving up
Giving up on each other is not an option.

'Cause I've got some fire left in me
I still have strength and passion for this relationship.

And I don't see us ending this way
I do not envision our relationship ending in such a negative way.

I've been weighed down by the silence
I have been burdened by the lack of communication between us.

All these words that don't come out, out
There are so many things I want to say, but I cannot find the words.

Been tempted just to write it
I have thought about writing my feelings down instead of speaking them.

And say I'm sorry without a sound, sound, sound
I would apologize to you without speaking, in hopes of renewing our relationship.

But we can try and we can speak
We can make an effort to speak to each other and work on repairing our relationship.

Before we're lost indefinitely
Before we lose each other for good.

I been terribly human
I have acted purely on my emotions, making mistakes along the way.

Using you like a punching bag
I have taken out my frustrations on you unfairly.

And you been terribly angry
You have been rightfully upset with me.

Taking out all your worst words on me
You have responded with harsh words, attempting to hurt me back.

And I see what we were
I remember what our relationship once was.

And I know that we've hurt
I acknowledge that we have both caused pain to each other.

But I know that it's worth it to fight
I believe that it is worth it to put in the effort to save our relationship.

For all our love tonight
Our love is worth fighting for, especially tonight.

Love, love, love
Our relationship is based on love, which is what is driving me to save it.