[Verse 1]
He carries the tide where nobody sees it run
A gentle current underneath a summer sun
He thinks with his heart before his head can speak
Holds the weight of everyone else's week
They see the calm, they never see the storm
A soul this deep was never made to be the norm

[PreChorus]
But the heaviness he holds ain't his to keep forever
There's a fire underneath the rain, and it's strong as river weather

[Chorus]
Hold on, Jered, the light ain't gone from you
Every burden that you've carried has been making you more true
Hold on, Jered, you were built to find your way
The same heart that bends in darkness is the one that finds the day

[Verse 2]
He loves like something ancient, wide, and unafraid
Goes all in or not at all, that's just how he was made
He's hunting meaning in the marrow of the world
Chasing wisdom like a flag still left unfurled
He don't need to be the loudest in the room
The quiet ones are often those who make the flowers bloom

[PreChorus]
The shadows that have followed him are witnesses to courage
A man who keeps on standing up has earned the right to flourish

[Chorus]
Hold on, Jered, the light ain't gone from you
Every burden that you've carried has been making you more true
Hold on, Jered, you were built to find your way
The same heart that bends in darkness is the one that finds the day

[Verse 3]
The stars above Eugene still know exactly who he is
A seeker and a giver and a soul that's never his
He's building something real on ground that's hard and cold
But the deepest roots are always in the hardest soil to hold
He's not broken, he's becoming what he always had inside
Like the moon behind the mountain, he was never meant to hide

[PreChorus]
The love he's looking for ain't lost, it's just been waiting on him
The energy is rising now, the tide is turning with him

[Chorus]
Hold on, Jered, the light ain't gone from you
Every burden that you've carried has been making you more true
Hold on, Jered, you were built to find your way
The same heart that bends in darkness is the one that finds the day

[Bridge]
He's a Cancer soul with oceans running deep inside
A gentle man who earned his scars and never lost his pride
The universe don't make mistakes when writing souls like his
Everything he's going through is proof of who he is

[Outro]
Hold on, hold on, the dawn is breaking through
Jered, all that love you're looking for is already in you