SISTER HAZEL - HOLD ON

HOLD ON

SISTER HAZEL

SONGWRITERS: ANDREW COPELAND; JEFF BERES; KEN BLOCK; MARK E. TROJANOWSKI & RYAN CARTER NEWELL

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: LIFT

LABEL: CROAKIN’ POETS

GENRE: ALTERNATIVE ROCK

YEAR: 2004

 

          Sister Hazel is an American alternative rock band from Gainesville, Florida, whose style blends elements of jangle pop, folk rock, classic rock and southern rock.

          Sister Hazel formed in Gainesville, Florida, in 1993 and was named for Sister Hazel Williams, a local missionary who ran a homeless shelter. The group released its self-titled debut album in 1994, through its independent record label Croakin' Poets. Shortly after its release, singer/guitarist Ryan Newell and drummer Mark Trojanowski joined the band. Newell played on the album before officially joining the group.

      The band's second album, ...Somewhere More Familiar was released in 1997 and sold approximately 30,000 copies through its initial pressing, prompting Universal Records to sign the band. Universal re-released ...Somewhere More Familiar in late 1997. A single from the album, "All For You" hit Nº 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains the band's most successful single.

          The band's third álbum Fortress was released in 2000 by Universal. The band worked with producers Mike Clink(Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Heart), Richie Zito (Cheap Trick), and Paul Ebersold (3 Doors Down). The album featured minor pop hits "Champagne High" and "Change Your Mind."

        In 2003, after the band split from Universal, they released their fourth studio album, Chasing Daylight, on the Sixthman label and toured throughout the year to promote the album. The band's internet presence emerged during this time period, and hardcore fans dubbing themselves "Hazelnuts" studied setlists, shared bootleg concert recordings, and initiated a promotion scheme with the band through their official website. 2003 also saw the simultaneous release of Live*LIVE, a two-disc live album, and A Life in the Day, a live DVD.

          In 2004, Sister Hazel released their next studio álbum Lift. Songs from Lift were re-recorded for 2005's Lift: Acoustic Renditions, an EP of studio acoustic takes on five of the songs, offered exclusively through Apple's iTunes Store. In July 2005, the Sister Hazel album was re-issued again by Sixthman, in response to claims that the album had become difficult to find in stores.

I've been a heavy handful to hold

Like rain slipping through your fingers

You've been tall to handle it all

Most people have already walked away

Our storms have taken a toll on you

Can you still weather me

I want so much to fill you up

But your cup is full of me

I've left a bitter taste on you

But you say its bitter sweetly

Breathe in

Be safe with me for a while

Lay here and take some time

I see you're tired and wasted so

 

Hold on to every little piece of my love

Just hold on to every little piece of my love

Hold on

 

Somebody's gonna make a promise to you

And somebody's gonna let you down

Nobody's gonna love you like I do

Nobody's gonna love so sweetly

Don't go just stay with me for a while

Lets try to make some sense of it all

I see you're tired and wasted so

 

So hold on to me

(Take me and break me)

When you're feeling dead inside

(Then build me up and hold on)

And close all the lines

To the times that we were living it all wrong

(To every little piece of my love)

 

Just hold on to every little piece of my love (x4)

Every little piece of my love

Every little piece of my love.