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Hold The Line (Acoustic)

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Hold The Line (Acoustic) Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Crossbows and arrows, the smoke in the shadows
You'll lose your mind standing on the battle line
Starting to choke on your heart in your throat and
It feels just like you can't remember how to fight

[Pre-Chorus]
We'll crack before we shatter
We can't fall apart (Oh, oh)

[Chorus]
We don't get to die young
Trouble keeping our head sometimes
We just have to push on
We don't get to give up this life
All the breath in your lungs
Is stronger than the tears in your eyes
It's do or die, but we're alive
And while we're here, we'll hold the line

[Post-Chorus]
We'll hold the line

[Verse 2]
Don't hold your hands up, it's your final stand
Put your white flag down, oh don't you surrender now
No hero's story, there's no blaze of glory
But dawn only comes at the end of the night
[Pre-Chorus]
We'll crack before we shatter
We can't fall apart (Oh, oh, oh)

[Chorus]
We don't get to die young
Trouble keeping our head sometimes
We just have to push on
We don't get to give up this life
All the breath in your lungs
Is stronger than the tears in your eyes
It's do or die, but we're alive
And while we're here, we'll hold the line

[Post-Chorus]
Hold the line
Hold the line

[Outro]
We don't get to die young
We just have to push on
We don't get to die young
Hold the line

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When we wrote that chorus we had no idea what it would become or what kind of new meanings it would take on. We hadn’t even known that Avicii heard the song, let alone that one day it would play such a role as this. We only wrote about life, and the struggles we all face to keep it together in our darkest hours. Not until months after Tim passed had we learned that he had been working on his own version of “Hold The Line”. As we finally heard the demo he had left behind, it was a surreal experience – almost as if he was there with us that day in the studio. I imagine it requires no explanation, the weight this song has since taken on for us. We’ve only to say that we are incredibly humbled, and honored, to be included amongst his final collaborators. Our only wish for this song now is that it finds you when you need it most, and that it honors not just Tim’s memory, but the memory of all of the many friends and family we’ve all lost. If you are struggling, you are not alone. It’s okay to be not okay. Stay strong, and hold the line.

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Release Date
June 6, 2019
Hold The Line (Acoustic) Is A Live Version Of
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