Hold on Me
Resisting Love's Grip
Lyrics
Verse
Introduction of the verse.
I still can’t sleep
Expressing difficulty in sleeping, possibly due to a relationship or emotional turmoil.
you always make it hard for me
Someone is making things challenging for the speaker.
It’s just when you call
The impact of a phone call from someone, suggesting emotional numbness.
I feel nothing at all
Emphasizing a lack of emotional response when in contact with the person.
Pre Ch
Transition to the pre-chorus.
Maybe somethings wrong with me
Suspecting a personal issue, feeling a fundamental emotional disconnection.
Fundamentally wired to not feel much
Expressing a general difficulty in feeling emotions.
Just when it comes to you
Despite emotional challenges, there's a unique impact when it comes to the person being addressed.
I can’t let myself go cause there’s so much to lose
The speaker is hesitant to fully engage due to the fear of losing a lot in the process.
Ch
Entering the chorus.
Don’t try to take your hold on me
Warning the person not to exert control or influence over the speaker.
Your the only one who treats me like the enemy
Describing the person as the only one treating the speaker as an enemy.
It’s not the way it’s sposed to be
Highlighting the deviation from an expected relationship dynamic.
But there you go again and lose all credibility
Condemning the person's actions, suggesting a loss of trust or credibility.
Verse 2
Beginning of the second verse.
But here I am forsaken
Feeling abandoned or neglected.
A revelry I made
Referring to a celebration turned sour, possibly indicating a failed relationship.
A felony partaken
Admitting to a wrongdoing or crime related to the relationship.
To stop growing into you
Expressing a desire to avoid further emotional involvement with the person.
Pre Ch
Transition to the second pre-chorus.
Maybe somethings wrong with me
Reiterating a suspicion of personal emotional issues.
Fundamentally wired to not feel much
Reinforcing a general difficulty in experiencing emotions deeply.
Just when it comes to you
Similar to line 10, emphasizing a unique impact from the person in question.
I can’t let myself go cause there’s so much to lose
Repeating the reluctance to fully engage due to potential losses.
Double Ch
Entering the double chorus.
Don’t try to take your hold on me
Reiteration of the warning against the person's influence.
Your the only one who treats me like the enemy
Reaffirming the perception of being treated as an enemy.
It’s not the way it’s sposed to be
Repeating the deviation from the expected relationship dynamic.
But there you go again and lose all credibility
Reemphasizing the loss of credibility on the person's part.
Don’t try to take your hold on me
Repetition of the warning against the person's control.
Your the only one who treats me like the enemy
Reiteration of being treated as an enemy by the person.
It’s not the way it’s sposed to be
Repeating the deviation from the expected relationship dynamic.
But there you go again and lose all credibility
Reemphasizing the loss of credibility on the person's part.
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