Hold it up to the light
Illuminate Your Past: Finding Redemption in 'Hold it up to the Light'
Lyrics
Some things I keep
Keeping certain things close to oneself
Close to my chest
Guarding or holding onto specific aspects privately
Some things I wish I could
Desiring to forget particular things
Learn to forget
Wishing to learn how to erase certain memories
Some people say the
Hearing advice from others about leaving the past behind
Past should stay dead
Belief that the past should remain forgotten
Well I'm inclined to
Agreeing with the notion that the past should be left behind
Agree with them
Concurring with the idea of letting go of the past
But when you hold it up to the light
Examining or evaluating something closely
When you tally the wrong and the right
Calculating the balance between right and wrong
It'll stand tested and tried
It will endure scrutiny and testing
Fashioned and hallowed
Crafted and revered
I sent my better self
Referring to sending a better version of oneself back into a painful situation
Back into the heartache
Returning to a heartache or difficult experience
Following a thread of shame
Following a path marked by shame
Tethered to my worst mistakes
Feeling bound to past errors or regrets
Well they say love is only pain
Expressing the belief that love often leads to pain
A bleed out in the pouring rain
Love being associated with suffering
Right now I'm inclined to
Currently agreeing with the idea of love causing pain
Agree with that
Concurring with the notion that love brings suffering
But when you hold it up to the light
Reviewing or evaluating something closely
When you tally the wrong and the right
Assessing the balance between right and wrong
It'll stand tested and tried
It will endure scrutiny and testing
Fashioned and hallowed
Crafted and revered
But when you hold it up to the light
Examining or evaluating something closely
When you tally the wrong and the right
Calculating the balance between right and wrong
It'll stand tested and tried
It will endure scrutiny and testing
Fashioned and hallowed
Crafted and revered
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