Hold on to me love
You know I can't stay long
All I wanted to say was
I love you and I'm not afraid
Can you hear me?
Can you feel me in your arms

Holding my last breath
Safe inside myself
Are all my thoughts of you
Sweet raptured light,
It ends here tonight.

I'll miss the winter
A world of fragile things
Look for me in the white forest
Hiding in a hollow tree (come find me)
I know you hear me,
I can taste it in your tears.

Holding my last breath
Safe inside myself
Are all my thoughts of you
Sweet raptured light,
It ends here tonight.

Closing your eyes to disappear
You pray your dreams will leave you here,
But still you wake and know the truth -
No one's there.

Say goodnight, don't be afraid
Calling me, calling me, as you fade to black.

(Say goodnight) Holding my last breath
(Don't be afraid) Safe inside myself
(Holding me) Are all my thoughts of you?
Sweet raptured light,
It ends here tonight.

Holding my last breath
Safe inside myself
Are all my thoughts of you?
Sweet raptured light,
It ends here tonight.

Holding my last breath


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    this song is about "I will just call her Amy Lee as she writes all their music" A.Lee has died and she is telling her love good bye as she is passing away, holding her last breath, saying she cant stay long but she loves him and shes not afraid to leave

    1)Hold on to me love You know I can't stay long All I wanted to say was I love you and I'm not afraid

    she says she will miss the winter and a world of fragile things.she is leaving here.

    2)I'll miss the winter A world of fragile things Look for me in the white forest Hiding in a hollow tree.

    the white forest, refrences, the world of the dead (ie) ghosts.......hiding in hallow tree.....

    very beautiful song, it only blows my mind that A.Lee is so full of wisdom, for only a 22 year old woman...where does she draw from, my thoughts would be that of devine insite she is very truely awesome!!!!

    garnetstoneon March 30, 2003   Link

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