Holding You

"Holding You"
Song by Grey Daze from the album Wake Me
Recorded	1994
Released	1994
Length	3:28
Writer	Chester Bennington
Producer	David Knauer
Wake Me track listing What's In The Eye? Spin Morei Sky Wake Me Starting To Fly Sometimes Holding You Hole Believe Me Here, Nearby She Shines Shouting Out

"Holding You" is the seventh track on the album Wake Me.

Background

"Holding You" is one of Grey Daze's earliest songs. The guitar parts were written by the band's first guitarist, Steve Mitchell, before they even had a vocalist.

On October 6, 1994, the very first day of working on Wake Me, the album's producer David Knauer recorded Grey Daze playing live in his studio to see what they had in store for their debut album. He recorded their performance straight to DAT tape and had Chester say the name of every song so it was documented on tape as well. "Holding You" was among the songs that made the album.

Under a new lineup consisting of Chester Bennington, Bobby Benish, Mace Beyers and Sean Dowdell, the band had their first pre-production sessions for their second studio album in February 1996 with David Knauer. There, they recorded a new version of "Holding You". The album, however, was shelved due to lack of funds to finish the studio time.

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Holding You	Wake Me	3:28	1994	1994
Holding You	"Wake Me" Pre-Production Live Session	3:36	October 06, 1994		Recorded live at David Knauer's studio. Released on LPLive for free download on October 31, 2015.
Holding You	Album Pre-Production Live Session		February 18, 1996		Unreleased. Recorded live at David Knauer's studio.

Personnel

Grey Daze

• Jason Barnes - Guitar
• Chester Bennington - Vocals
• Sean Dowdell - Drums
• Jonathan Krause - Bass

Production

• Recorded and Mixed by: David Knauer
• Produced by: David Knauer and Grey Daze
• Mixed at Anthem Recording
• Assisted by: Billy Spoon and Dan Manriquez
• Mastered at - SAE by Roger Siedel

Lyrics

Album Version

Yeah Endless hopes, well That's too bad Smile happy, Enjoy my pain Hoping I can find What we never had Never holding you It makes me 100% is where it lies Behind the tide Inside the ocean Inside your ocean Frozen is the present past, oh Made of stone, but breaks like glass, so Take me now to where I want to go Thoughts astray but who will know In a dream, it seems Just to hold my hand Shaking, no release Stop me, Stop me if you can Endless hopes, well That's too bad Smile happy, Enjoy my pain Hoping I can find what we never had Never holding you, it makes me... 100% is where it lies Behind the tide Inside the ocean Inside your ocean In a dream, it seems Just to hold my hand Shaking, no release Stop me, Stop me Stop me Stop me if you can

Gallery

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  Wake Me

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  Wake Me pre-production DAT tape

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  Real Records album pre-production DAT tape

External Links

• Holding You: Grey Daze