Why are you striving these days? 
 Why are you trying to earn grace? 
 Why are you crying? 
 Let me lift up your face 
 Just don't turn away 
    Why are you looking for love? 
 Why are you still searching as if I'm not enough? 
 To where will you go, child 
 Tell me where will you run 
 To where will you run   
 Cause I'll be by your side wherever you fall 
 In the dead of night whenever you call 
 And please don't fight 
 These hands that are holding you 
 My hands are holding you   
 Look at these hands and my side 
 They swallowed the grave on that night 
 When I drank the world's sin 
 So I could carry you in 
 And give you life, I want to give you life.   
 (Chorus 2x)   
 Cause I, I love you 
 I want you to know 
 That I, I love you 
 I'll never let you go   
 Cause I'll be by your side wherever you fall 
 In the dead of night whenever you call 
 And please don't fight 
 These hands that are holding you 
 My hands are holding...   
 And your your side wherever you fall 
 In the dead of night whenever you call 
 And please don't fight 
 These hands that are holding you 
 My hands are holding you.