Holding on for Life
Embracing Loneliness: Broken Bells' Poetic Journey Through Life's Trials
Lyrics
Girl take a seat, rest your weary bones
Invitation for the girl to sit and share her burdens.
Your secrets safe in my hands
Assurance that her secrets are safe with the speaker.
Tell me about the years and
Request to share experiences and stories about the years.
Let me buy an hour
Expressing a desire to spend time together, metaphorically buying an hour.
Maybe help me to understand
Seeking understanding and connection through conversation.
Ooh ain't nobody callin'
Not receiving any calls, feeling alone.
Ain't nobody home
Emphasizing the solitude, as nobody is at home.
What a lovely day to be lonely
Reflecting on the irony of a beautiful day spent in loneliness.
You're holding on for life
Repetition of the chorus, expressing the act of holding on for life and love.
Holding on for life (oh)
-Holding on for love
-You're holding on for life
-Holding on for life (oh)
-Holding on for love
-Light another cigarette
Lighting a cigarette in the cold, possibly symbolizing a coping mechanism.
Burning in the cold
Describing the cigarette burning in the cold environment.
Waiting on the street for your man
Waiting on the street for someone, potentially a romantic partner.
You're trying not to look so
Trying not to appear too young and miserable in the waiting process.
Young and miserable
Highlighting the struggle of youth and discontent.
You gotta get your kicks while you can
Encouraging to seek enjoyment and pleasure in the current situation.
In the lighted corner, sitting on your own
Sitting alone in a corner, possibly in a dimly lit place.
What a lovely day to be lonely
Repeating the irony of a beautiful day spent in loneliness.
You're holding on for life
Repetition of the chorus, emphasizing the theme of holding on for life and love.
Holding on for life (oh)
-Holding on for love
-You're holding on for life
-Holding on for life (oh)
-Holding on for love
-Well you might belong to another time
Suggesting that the girl may belong to a different time or mindset.
Still you have to carry on here
Despite belonging to another time, the necessity to continue living in the present.
No where else to go and you never know
Feeling stuck with nowhere else to go, navigating uncertainties.
What to hide and what to show, no
The challenge of deciding what to hide and what to reveal.
You're holding on for life
Final repetition of the chorus, underlining the enduring pursuit of life and love.
Holding on for life (oh)
-Holding on for love
-You're holding on for life
-Holding on for life (oh)
-Holding on for love
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