[Verse 1]
Everything I love, I hold with open hands
Not grasping, not demanding, not making plans
To own or control what's given as gift
Held loosely, this is the shift
[Verse 2]
My children, my spouse, my calling, my dreams
Held loosely like water through mountain streams
Flowing through my fingers, not trapped in my fist
Held loosely, freedom exists
(Pre-Chorus - Building emotion)
The tighter I squeeze, the more slips away
The looser I hold, the longer they stay
This is the paradox I've come to see
Held loosely is how love should be
[Chorus]
Held loosely! (Not with tight grip!)
Held loosely! (Let it slip!)
Through my fingers like the sand
Held loosely in my open hand!
Everything I love takes flight
When held loosely, not held tight!
[Verse 3]
I love you but I don't own you dear I care
But I let you steer
Your own ship, your own way home
Held loosely, you're free to roam
[Verse 4]
My gifts and talents, held the same
My reputation and my name
My health, my wealth, my very breath
Held loosely, even unto death
[Pre-Chorus]
The tighter I squeeze, the more slips away
The looser I hold, the longer they stay
This is the paradox I've come to see
Held loosely is how love should be
[Chorus]
Held loosely! (Not with tight grip!)
Held loosely! (Let it slip!)
Through my fingers like the sand
Held loosely in my open hand!
Everything I love takes flight
When held loosely, not held tight!
[Bridge]
Like a bird!
Not a cage!
Like the wind!
Turn the page!
Open palms! (Not clenched!)
Heart unharmed! (Not wrenched!)
Freedom's way! (To love!)
Every day! (From above!)
[Breakdown]
The paradox of true love's hold
Is in the looseness, truth be told
The more I try to grasp and keep
The more it runs away so deep
But held with lightness, held with grace
Everything finds its rightful place
[Final Chorus]
Held loosely! Not with tight grip!
Held loosely! Let it slip!
Through my fingers like the sand
Held loosely in my open hand!
Everything I love takes flight
When held loosely, not held tight!
[Coda]
Held loosely like a bird...
Held loosely without a word...
Of ownership or demand...
Held loosely, in God's hand...
Everything held with grace...
Held loosely finds its place...
- Text origin
- 21st century
- Melody origin
- 21st century
- Recording
- 2026
- Original language
- English
- Performed language
- English
- Musical form
- Rock
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