Hesitation Denies
single
Hesitation Denies
At 143 BPM in A minor, ‘Hesitation Denies’ earns its title by refusing to rush: the verses sit spare and close, just a vocal and a breath of guitar, before the chorus opens up into something genuinely cathartic, with all five voices locking into that line ‘the spirit dares to fly’ like they’ve been waiting three minutes to say it. The payoff lands because 4Castle trusts the contrast, keeping the build honest rather than telegraphing it. A highlight.
Lyrics
Just before the closing door
Everything I’ve ever known Waits behind the closing door Out of reach and just beyond A whisper less, a meaning more
When you see with closed eyes The image never lies The spirit dares to fly Hesitation denies the climb As you find the last reprise Of the song that never dies
I skipped a step, fell out of line Chased a dream I’d dreamed before The echo sings but out of time Intention rising evermore
When you see with closed eyes The image never lies The spirit dares to fly Hesitation denies the climb As you find the last reprise Of the song that never dies
I reached beyond the final words Where silence folds and thoughts expire There danced the Curl-unseen, unheard A whisper’s ash, untouched by fire
When you see with closed eyes The image never lies The spirit dares to fly Hesitation denies the climb As you find the last reprise Of the song that never dies Of the soul that never dies
Hesitation denies (Hesitation denies) But the spirit still flies (still flies, still flies) Hesitation denies…
Credits
Songwriter: Michael Anthony Rose