I saw my breath hung in the night

I felt the arrow's thirst for flight

I heard a cry caught in water's white light

I trudged the path that's boggy still

I held the bow, the shaft unseen

I startled birds when bats wake from dreams

Hold back, hold back and let fly

Hold back, hold back and let fly

I had too much of hearing no

I let the road show where to go

Shedding twigs and leaves of what I had known

I heard that stars echo the past

But still we wish a cosmic laugh

And something screams and flies off from the ash

Hold back, hold back and let fly

Hold back, hold back and let fly

I saw the spark behind my eyes

I knew that birth breathes death's goodbyes

I felt the cold and pain in my mother's eyes

I hear the call and raise my aim

And through the sight your face remains

Five years gone and I'm still crying out your name

Hold back, hold back and let fly

Hold back, hold back and let fly

I saw my breath hang in the night

I felt the arrow's thirst for flight

I saw a dream

Hold back, hold back and let fly

Hold back, hold back and let fly

Let fly, let fly

Oh, let fly, let fly

Oh, let fly