He Won't Hold You

Expressing that someone else won't provide the same emotional support.

Emphasizing the unique way the speaker provides comfort.

Indicating that the other person won't bring out the love within you.

Highlighting the speaker's role in revealing the love in the listener.

Reiteration of the idea that the other person won't provide the same emotional support.

Expressing the speaker's emotional state after a breakup and a plea for the listener to return.

(Like I do)

Baby since you left me

(He won't hold you)

It's been so long since your body held me

(Like I do)

Won't you come and save me?

Continuation of the speaker's emotional plea for the listener to come back and save them from loneliness.

I never was misunderstood, baby

(Like I do)

Since the day you met me

(He won't hold you)

Now I'm lost, I'm on my own, I feel so lonely

(Like I do)

Won't you resurrect me?

Reflection on the uncertainty of what the other person offers compared to what the speaker thought they knew.

And all across from all around

The people make a people sound

They dance along the avenue

Of what I thought I knew

(He won't hold you)

And all across from all around

The people make a people sound (he won't)

They dance along the avenue

Of what I am to you

Repeating the declaration of emotional distress and the impossibility of being alright without the listener.

I won't be alright

I won't be alright

And I won't be alright (say it again)

Reflecting on the changes in a relationship, the value of what was lost, and personal growth through pain.

I learned the value of what we had, taught by pain

Caught the rain

Used it to wash my wounds

Learned the other side's grass wasn't as green, I bloomed, I grew

Acknowledging the positive aspects of separation and the strength of the bond despite challenges.

You didn't let go and I held onto

Your arms were my armor

Karma cut us loose

You learned value, I learned truth

No one holds me down the way you do

Addressing the overflow of emotions and the need to confront insecurities and fears for personal growth.

Just a cover for insecurities, I couldn't show to him

I had to face myself, my fears, my fails

Now I know there's nothing I can't do

Finding liberation and freedom independent of the other person.

Found liberation, found my freedom

Where it begins is without you

Realizing self-sufficiency and independence without the listener.

My only one, without you

Reflecting on the societal sounds and influences, questioning what the speaker thought they knew about the relationship.

And all across from all around

The people make a people sound

They dance along the avenue

Of what I thought I knew

(He won't hold you)

And all across from all around (across from all around)

The people make a people sound (the people sound)

They dance along the avenue (the avenue)

Of what I hound to

Repeating the declaration of emotional distress and the impossibility of being alright without the listener.

I won't be alright

I won't be alright (be alright)

And I won't be alright