Hold Me Like a High
Elevated Desires: Hold Me Like a High by Maddie Ettrich
Lyrics
Hit me like a shotgun through the mundane
Experiencing a powerful impact, like a shotgun, breaking through the monotony of life.
Thought I wanted sugar but I got cocaine
Initially desiring something sweet but ending up with something intense and potentially harmful.
Boy you left a hole right through my brain
Expressing emotional pain caused by someone leaving a significant impact on the speaker's thoughts.
But I think I like it (I think I like it)
Despite the pain, the speaker finds some enjoyment or attraction to the experience.
Left me by the wayside
Abandoned or left aside by the person, feeling neglected.
Paint me blue
Feeling emotionally down or sad, depicted by the color blue.
Sharper than a baseline
Intense and clear, like a musical baseline.
Cuts right through (Through)
Penetrating deeply and sharply through emotions or barriers.
Tying up my veins so I only bleed you
Metaphorically, the person is so deeply connected that they control the speaker's emotions.
But I think I like it
Reiterating the conflicting feeling of enjoying the intense connection despite the pain.
But I think I like it
Continuing the internal conflict and mixed emotions.
Ooh
An expression of emotion or realization.
I cant get enough no
Expressing a strong desire for more of the intense experience.
I cant get enough of you
Desire for more of the person causing the intense emotions.
You hold me like a high it's true
Comparing the way the person holds the speaker to the feeling of being high.
Ooh
Reiteration of the strong desire for more of the intense experience.
I cant get enough no
Continued expression of the desire for more.
I cant get enough of you
Continued desire for the person who makes the speaker feel high.
You hold me like a high and I'll never come down off
Emphasizing the elevated feeling of being held by the person, not wanting to come down.
You you
Repeating the desire to stay elevated and not come down.
Never coming down off
Repetition of the theme of never wanting to come down from the intense emotional experience.
You you
-I'm never coming down off
-You you
-Never coming down off
-You you
-Never coming down off you
Further emphasis on the speaker's determination to stay elevated and not come down.
You you
-I'm never coming down off you
-You you
-I'm never coming down off you
-You you
-I'm never coming down off you
-Never coming down off
Reiterating the refusal to come down.
You can't get enough like I'm birthday cake
Comparing the person's desirability to birthday cake, emphasizing uniqueness and exclusivity.
Everybody's singing but... I make you wait
Delaying gratification, making the person wait for the speaker's attention.
Tell me what you're wishing cause the look on your face
Asking the person to express their wishes, observing their reaction.
I think I like it
Expressing enjoyment or satisfaction with the situation.
I think I like it
-Ooh
Expression of emotion or realization.
I cant get enough no
Reiteration of the strong desire for more of the intense experience.
I cant get enough of you
Desire for more of the person causing the intense emotions.
You hold me like a high it's true
Comparing the way the person holds the speaker to the feeling of being high.
Ooh
Reiteration of the strong desire for more of the intense experience.
I cant get enough no
Continued expression of the desire for more.
I cant get enough of you
Continued desire for the person who makes the speaker feel high.
You hold me like a high and I'll never come down off you
Emphasizing the elevated feeling of being held by the person, not wanting to come down.
You you
Repeating the desire to stay elevated and not come down.
Never coming down off
Repetition of the theme of never wanting to come down from the intense emotional experience.
(Never Coming down)
-You you
-I'm never coming down off you
-You you
-Never coming down off
-(Never Coming down)
-You you
-Never coming down off you
Further emphasis on the speaker's determination to stay elevated and not come down.
You you
-I'm never coming down off you
-(Never Coming down)
-You you
-I'm never coming down off you
-You you
-I'm never coming down off you
Reiterating the refusal to come down.
(Never Coming down)
Continued emphasis on the speaker's determination to stay elevated and not come down.
Never coming down off you
-Never coming down off you
-I'm never coming down off you
-Never coming down off you
-Never coming down off
Final repetition of the theme of never wanting to come down from the intense emotional experience.
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