Hey this life is never fair
The angels that you need are never there
But sometimes he comes to me
In the dead of winter, dead of night
He’s all that I can see

Hold on to me (4X)

We all get our glory
Our little bit of fame
But there’s no truth at the heart of any of it
Just the brilliance and the passion and the bitterness remains

Hold on to me (4X)

Oh how he brings me down
Oh, down into the ground
I never will get out
I never will get out

I'll protect you from the night, it will never fall
I'll protect you from the truth, you won’t hear it all
I am the center of the universe,
i am the center of the universe
i am the center of the universe

When you're in the whirlpool and they try to suck you in
Remember you aren’t gonna drown baby til you are out of life
hang on to me forever baby, I could always swim

Hold on to me (8X)

Hush your highness don’t you breathe
No, baby hold me in your arms I’m shivering
But what’s all that for
If I was the battle baby, you have won the war


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    I think that this is about Kurt, even though i usually hate it when people say that all of Courtney's songs are about him. But, the line that says when you're in the whirlpool and they try to suck you in seems to mean that Kurt's rockstar lifestyle was what killed him because of how much he hated it. This song is really really beautiful and it is one of my favorite songs on america's sweetheart.

    squee_4_meon September 17, 2004   Link

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