I've got a sickness that a drive can't cure
From all the days I've been knocking at this door
I could give up but my heart wants more
So I keep picking myself up from the floor

Still I want to see you believe like me
And I want to see all the promises you can keep
And I want to see your future scars before they bleed
Cause those wounds have meaning when you're fighting for your dreams

But you're holding back
You're holding back on me now
You're holding back
You're holding back on me now
You're holding back
You're holding back on me now
You're holding back
You're holding back on me now

But you are left out in a world so cold
And you think that there's nowhere left to go
You're stuck between what could be and what you know
You never thought that things would sink this low

But you could be what you believe, what and see
You can reap some of the promises you can keep
You'll earn some future scars before you are free
But those wounds have meaning when you're fighting for your dreams

But you're holding back
You're holding back on me now
You're holding back
You're holding back on me now
You're holding back
You're holding back on me now
You're holding back
You're holding back on me now

We'll try to make our flags brilliant like the sky
We'll try to lift our wings though we could never fly
We'll trace the patterns out that make us feel alive
Don't give in this time, it's our chance for life

But you're holding back
You're holding back on me now
You're holding back
You're holding back on me now
You're holding back
You're holding back on me now
You're holding back
You're holding back on me now