Hold This
Embracing Hope Amidst Chaos: The Big Moon's 'Hold This' Meaning
Lyrics
Save this holy mess
Expressing a desire to preserve or rescue a chaotic situation.
Save my optimist
Requesting salvation for a positive and hopeful perspective.
I still feel the rubble fall
Feeling the aftermath of destruction with debris falling.
Around me
Sensory experience of destruction surrounding the speaker.
Hold this, hold out
Encouraging someone to hold onto something, possibly an emotion or idea.
But how could it get better than this did?
Rhetorical question questioning the potential for improvement.
Did you wanna stay?
Asking if the listener wanted to remain in a situation.
Rapturously drinking everything, going home
Describing a state of intense enjoyment or enthusiasm.
Did you wanna stay behind, chewing this over while I choke
Questioning if the listener wants to stay behind, reflecting on the situation.
Never lose hope
Encouragement to maintain optimism and not give up.
Let's hold this, hold out
Repeating the idea of holding onto something, emphasizing its importance.
But how could it get better than this did?
Reiterating the rhetorical question about the potential for improvement.
So yes, the tales are true
Acknowledging the truth in tales of civilizations falling regularly.
Civilizations fall every day
Stating the inevitability of civilizations collapsing.
I'll say
An affirmation of the previous statement.
Look up to the sky now
Advising to look up to the sky, possibly for inspiration or guidance.
Imagine me grounding out people
Imagining the speaker influencing or affecting people in a profound way.
Heads up to the sky now
Repeating the advice to look up to the sky, adding emphasis.
That face in the clouds
Referring to a face in the clouds, possibly a symbolic or metaphorical image.
We go before you take it too hard
Warning to act before the situation becomes too difficult or challenging.
Oh let's hold this, hold out
Repeating the idea of holding onto something, emphasizing its importance again.
But how could it get better than this did?
Restating the rhetorical question about the potential for improvement.
Oh hold this, hold out
Reiterating the importance of holding onto something positive.
But how could it get better than this did?
Repeating the rhetorical question with added emphasis.
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