Track 7 of the album Brass Key, Red String · 2026
Chairs in a Row, Hold My Hand
by Iron Marrow
“The clock on the wall is slow tonight and the chairs are all in a row. A waiting-room song with a big harmonised lead.”
metal · power ballad · doom metal · 3:58
Lyrics
The clock on the wall is slow tonight The chairs are all in a row A mother holds a little coat And I sit still, soft and low The coffee machine is humming The nurse walks by with a smile I hold my brother's trembling hand And we wait a little while Hold my hand, we wait it out Hold my hand, there is no doubt The door will open, the news will come And we'll be here, together, not alone Hold my hand, hold my hand We wait, we wait it out A man comes in with flowers He sits across from me We nod without a single word Like old friends who agree The hours pass like breathing The light turns soft and gray A doctor says a gentle thing And the fear melts away Hold my hand, we wait it out Hold my hand, there is no doubt The door will open, the news will come And we'll be here, together, not alone Hold my hand, hold my hand We wait, we wait it out The morning comes up pale and kind The chairs are warm from us We stand and stretch and breathe again And leave without a fuss Hold my hand, we wait it out Hold my hand, there is no doubt The door will open, the news will come And we'll be here, together, not alone Hold my hand, hold my hand We wait, we wait it out Hold my hand We wait it out