This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Hold heart, don't be too loud
For me keep your calm
Yes...he walks out on you
No tears, don't you come out?
If you blind me now, I am defeated
No lamps, don't make a sound
Don't let him here
The brick in your voice
Hand let go off him
With these and grace and let him
Blade under your name
Oh Lord take off that crowd
Your my king no more
With that person less heart
Hold heart, don't be too loud
For me keep your calm
Yes...he walks out on you
No tears, don't you come out?
If you blind me now
I am defeated
For me keep your calm
Yes...he walks out on you
No tears, don't you come out?
If you blind me now, I am defeated
No lamps, don't make a sound
Don't let him here
The brick in your voice
Hand let go off him
With these and grace and let him
Blade under your name
Oh Lord take off that crowd
Your my king no more
With that person less heart
Hold heart, don't be too loud
For me keep your calm
Yes...he walks out on you
No tears, don't you come out?
If you blind me now
I am defeated
Lyrics submitted by Blurred_909
Hold Heart Lyrics as written by Emiliana Torrini Daniel De Mussenden Carey
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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Great version of a great song,
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I think this a song about her boyfriend who was suddenly killed when she was 23. This is my interpretation:
In each verse she talks to a different part of herself.
It isn't explicitly clear until the third verse though why she is doing this. It turns out she was holding her dying boyfriend this whole time.
"He walks out on you" doesn't mean the guy is leaving her for another woman, but that he was passing away. She had a hand on his wound and she didn't want the guy's last experience on Earth to be watching her breaking down and covered in his blood ("don't let him bleed under your nails"||"tears, don't you come out" || "don't let him hear the break in your voice"|| "heart don't beat so loud").
In the third verse she is removing her hand, since he has finally passed away and no longer able to grasp her hand back ["Hand let go of his with ease ..."].
To summarize,so as not to exasperate the situation she chose to beg her emotions, feelings, and body to 'hold on' until after he passes.
I believe the next verse "Oh Lord take off thy crown, you're my king no more..." is one of the most powerful verses ever written. In it, she is conveying that her spirituality/faith has been devastated by this loss because of how ["merciless"] God ("Lord") would have to be to take away the person she loved so much.
The last 2 verses are the repeats, but I believe they have a slightly different meaning in this second context.
Finally, now that he passed away, she can let herself cry but is still holding tears back because she knows that the moment she does she will probably enter a depression ("If you blind me now, I am defeated")
@thenameisbill <br /> Bill, thank you for this interpretation full of inspiring thought.<br /> Is that a reliable fact what you wrote about her dying boyfriend?