Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Darren Kiely
Acoustic Guitar
David Baron
Piano
Zach Djanikian
Mandolin
Joey Eppard
Background Vocals
Renée Hikari
Drums
Jeff Hill
Bass
Gerry Leondard
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Darren Kiely
Composer
Joe Ginsberg
Composer
Matt Stell
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Baron
Producer
Renée Hikari
Assistant Engineer
Sam Moses
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Drive upstate for the changing of the leaves
And I asked you, which color would you be?
You said blood red and asked me what I'd choose
I said dead brown because long ago I fell for you
[Chorus]
Hold me close like the darkness before the light
Holy ghosts haunt the hallways inside my mind
I can't cope thinking one day you'll say goodbye, I
[Verse 2]
Sometimes I don't know who to be
But you see more than what I lead them to believe
Your dress, blood red, reminds me of that drive
Will your color change or will you always be mine?
[Chorus]
So, hold me close like the darkness before the light
Holy ghosts haunt the hallways inside my mind
I can't cope, thinking one day you'll say goodbye, I
[Bridge]
Like a tide pulls an anchor
At a ship in the bay
If I hold on too tightly, I'll push you away
But I've never been this far under the weight of something I can't escape
[Chorus]
So, hold me close like the darkness before the light
Holy ghosts haunt the hallways inside my mind
I can't cope, thinking one day you'll say goodbye, I, not tonight
[Chorus]
Hold me close like the darkness before the light
Holy ghosts haunt the hallways inside my mind
I can't cope, thinking one day you'll say goodbye, I
[Outro]
You'll say goodbye, you'll say goodbye
But not tonight
Written by: Darren Kiely, Joe Ginsberg, Matt Stell