If I Could Hold

Embracing the Dichotomy: A Journey of Self-Discovery in 'If I Could Hold'
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Lyrics

shimmy your way

Expressing a lively and rhythmic movement, possibly a metaphorical journey.

up the greasy pole

Struggling or advancing in a challenging situation, perhaps with difficulty.

Thought i wanted to suffer

Initially desiring hardship or challenges, but a change in perspective.

i don’t want that no more

No longer desiring suffering or difficulties in life.

i don’t know hardship

Claiming unfamiliarity with intense difficulties or struggles.

i don’t know war

Stating a lack of experience with war or conflict.

i just know that place

Referring to a familiar or past place, potentially one with challenges.

i’ve been to before

Implying a revisitation to a challenging or familiar situation.

I’m A vision of health

Presenting a contradiction between physical well-being and mental distress.

I’m sick in the head

Highlighting a paradoxical state of being both healthy and mentally unwell.

Auto annihilation

Referring to self-destructive tendencies or behaviors.

Active

Suggesting an active engagement in self-destructive actions.

If i could hold

Expressing a hypothetical desire or longing.

Light in my hands

Desiring to hold light, a metaphor for something positive or uplifting.

I’d give it to you

Expressing a willingness to share positivity or goodness.

You’d outshine it

Believing that the recipient would surpass the shared positivity.

If i could hold

Expressing a hypothetical desire or longing (repeated).

Your love in my mouth

Desiring to hold the love of someone in a profound way.

I’d never think

Committing to not contemplate life without the mentioned love.

What I’m in living without

Emphasizing the significance of the mentioned love in life.

Don’t trust you when I’m hungry

Expressing mistrust or skepticism when experiencing hunger.

You know I’m never full

Indicating a perpetual sense of emptiness or insatiability.

This gnawing sensation

Describing a persistent and uncomfortable feeling.

Is all i ever feel

Expressing that the mentioned sensation dominates the emotional experience.

But i love my sinful body

Acknowledging and accepting the speaker's imperfect physical form.

A good, good ache

Describing a pleasurable or satisfying physical sensation.

I am wise as the dove

Claiming wisdom akin to a dove and gentleness akin to a snake.

And gentle as the snake

Presenting a paradoxical combination of wisdom and cunning.

If i could hold

Expressing a hypothetical desire or longing (repeated).

Light in my hands

Desiring to hold light, a metaphor for something positive or uplifting (repeated).

I’d give it to you

Expressing a willingness to share positivity or goodness (repeated).

You’d outshine it

Believing that the recipient would surpass the shared positivity (repeated).

If i could hold

Expressing a hypothetical desire or longing (repeated).

Your love in my mouth

Desiring to hold the love of someone in a profound way (repeated).

I’d never think

Committing to not contemplate life without the mentioned love (repeated).

What I’m in living without

Emphasizing the significance of the mentioned love in life (repeated).

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