Hold You
Embracing Love's Redemption: Terra Lightfoot and Jake Clemons Unveil a Musical Odyssey
Lyrics
Won't do no fortune telling, no writing on my palms
Expressing a reluctance to predict the future or rely on fortune-telling, emphasizing a present-focused perspective.
Am I a ghost in your cemetery
Raising a question about being unnoticed or overlooked in a relationship, comparing oneself to a ghost in a cemetery.
Or am I painted on your wall? (Painted on your wall)
Pondering whether the person is prominently featured in the other's life, using the metaphor of being painted on a wall.
I forgive your transgressions for I know you are blind
Granting forgiveness for the other person's mistakes, acknowledging their limitations and lack of awareness.
Stuck in your neighborhood
Describing the other person as stuck in their surroundings or routine, possibly implying a sense of stagnation.
And I am turning on a dime (turning on a dime)
Expressing adaptability and the ability to change direction quickly, contrasting with the other's perceived immobility.
I wanna hold ya
Expressing a desire to hold, love, kiss, and be there for the person, but emphasizing the need for them to reciprocate by reaching out.
I wanna love ya
-I wanna kiss ya
-I wanna love ya
-But you gotta reach out
-Put your hands out
-And I will be there
-Oh, I will be there
-I see you in the river, I see you in the hills
Using natural elements like rivers, hills, lakes, and oceans as metaphors to express the depth and expansiveness of the connection.
The lakes, they turn to ocean
-And the ocean turns to rain
-Oh, it turns to rain
-I wanna hold ya
Reiterating the desire to hold, love, kiss, and be there for the person, with a continued emphasis on the importance of them reaching out.
I wanna love ya
-I wanna kiss ya
-I wanna love ya
-But you gotta reach out
-Put your hands out
-And I will be there
-Oh, I will be there
-Oh, I want to hold ya
Expressing a specific desire to look into the person's eyes and convey a need for them.
I wanna look into your eyes and tell you that I need ya
-I wanna hold ya
Continuing the repetition of the desire to hold, love, kiss, and be there, reiterating the importance of the person reaching out.
I wanna love ya
-I wanna kiss ya
-I wanna love ya
-But you gotta reach out
-Put your hands out
-And I will be there
-Oh, I will be there
-Oh, I wanna hold ya
Further restating the desire to hold, love, kiss, and be there, underscoring the condition that the person needs to reach out.
I wanna love ya
-I wanna kiss ya
-I wanna love ya
-But you gotta reach out
-Put your hands out
-And I will be there
-Oh, I will be there
-(Wanna gold ya, wanna love ya)
Repeating the expressed desires in a conclusive manner, reinforcing the commitment to being there for the person.
(Wanna kiss ya, wanna love ya)
-(I will be there, I will be there)
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