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.
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