Hold Fast Hope Lyrics
[Verse 1]
How can you be sleeping?
Waves like weapons crash
O'er us, cry for mercy
And hold fast hope
[Chorus 1]
Who of us is cursed, or do we have to ask?
Search your souls and hold fast
If no one speaks a word, then let the lots be cast
Truth be told and hold fast
[Verse 2]
White death wakes in black skies
Mark your maker's wrath
Fear and flames of azure
Climb the crooked mast
[Verse 3]
You will yet be baptized
Steeped in shattered glass
Sink and sing your answer
And hold fast
[Chorus 2]
As strong arms grip your shoulders
Like dead hands of the past
Pray as you're tossed over
This breath could be your last
How can you be sleeping?
Waves like weapons crash
O'er us, cry for mercy
And hold fast hope
[Chorus 1]
Who of us is cursed, or do we have to ask?
Search your souls and hold fast
If no one speaks a word, then let the lots be cast
Truth be told and hold fast
[Verse 2]
White death wakes in black skies
Mark your maker's wrath
Fear and flames of azure
Climb the crooked mast
[Verse 3]
You will yet be baptized
Steeped in shattered glass
Sink and sing your answer
And hold fast
[Chorus 2]
As strong arms grip your shoulders
Like dead hands of the past
Pray as you're tossed over
This breath could be your last
[Bridge]
Quiet and cold
Silent and slow
Night black as coal
Miles here below
[Verse 4]
Find your faith and dive deep
Through living gateways pass
Lined with death and ivory
And hold fast, hold fast
[Verse 5]
Deep beneath the black dawn
Leagues from lightning's flash
Ribs will raise cathedrals
For the morning mass
[Verse 6]
Steel yourself in sackcloth
Roll your heart in ash
Scrape your skin with steel wool
And hold fast hope
[Outro]
Ribs will raise cathedrals for the morning mass
Scrape your skin with steel wool
Cross your heart and hold fast hope
Hold fast hope, hold fast hope
Quiet and cold
Silent and slow
Night black as coal
Miles here below
[Verse 4]
Find your faith and dive deep
Through living gateways pass
Lined with death and ivory
And hold fast, hold fast
[Verse 5]
Deep beneath the black dawn
Leagues from lightning's flash
Ribs will raise cathedrals
For the morning mass
[Verse 6]
Steel yourself in sackcloth
Roll your heart in ash
Scrape your skin with steel wool
And hold fast hope
[Outro]
Ribs will raise cathedrals for the morning mass
Scrape your skin with steel wool
Cross your heart and hold fast hope
Hold fast hope, hold fast hope
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Genius Annotation
The lyrics are retelling the story from the book of Jonah. Dustin has also stated that the imagery created in it was inspired by Moby Dick and that the way in which he recounts the story of Jonah is also inspired by Chapter 9 in Moby Dick, entitled “The Sermon”.
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Vocals
Guitar
Bass Guitar
Drums
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Recorded At
Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York
Release Date
October 18, 2005
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