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Hold Me Down

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I'm in the wind
And I don't know how long the wind will let me stay
Maybe it lifts, me too.
New orleans are the dark streets of L.A.

I'm in the wind
And I am in the wind
And if i fall to where you're standing
Will you turn to me

I'm in the wind
And I am in the wind
And if i end up in your arms
Will you help me stay

I want your comfort for the evening
I need to pause to get my head
Hold me down, baby.
Or the wind will catch me out again

I'm in the wind
And i don't know long the breeze will let me stay
Maybe your kiss
Maybe your kiss
Will calm the weather down
And let me wait

I want your comfort for the evening
I need to pause to get my head
Hold me down, baby
Or the wind will catch me out again.

Given you up
I'm given you up
Give you up
I'm given you up again, yeah

I want your comfort for the evening
I need to pause to get my head
Hold me down, baby
Or the wind will catch me out again.

Hold me down
Just keep me for another night.

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virionspiral On Mar 25, 2010

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by remedyz

16y ago

The first line is "and I'm in the wind." fix the rest of your lyrics off that. He's saying "I'm in the wind or and I'm in the wind eveytime not I remember when. fix the lyrics according to that. besides that good job on the lyrics. great song. If you havnt seen minus live yet, it's a neccesary thing. they're 10x better live, too bad noone dances at shows though.

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by xlagwagonsk8r 16y ago

d00d. i'm going to be dancing on may 19th when i see them. i've been pondering whether people dance at their live sets or not, i've never been to one.

by asSTARSfallx

16y ago

I had a few minor corrections, but for sake of ease, I'm just posting the entire lyrics the way I heard them (through headphones), and if you want you can just leave them or correct off of them. Yours were mostly correct as is. :-)

And I'm in the wind I am going to let it take me where it may maybe it lifts me to New Orleans or the dark streets of L.A. I'm in the wind and I am in the wind and if I fall to where you're standing will you tend to me? I'm in the wind I am in the wind and if I end up in your arms will you help me stay? I want your comfort for the evening I need to pause and get my head Hold me down, baby Or the wind will catch me out again I'm in the wind and I don't know how long the breeze will let me stay Maybe your kiss, maybe your kiss will calm the weather down and let me wait I want your comfort for the evening I need to pause and get my head Hold me down, baby Or the wind will catch me out again.

I'm givin' you up, I'm givin' you up, I'm givin' you up, I'm givin' you up, I'm givin' you up, I'm givin' you up, again Yeah (x2)

I want your comfort for the evening I need to pause and get my head Hold me down, baby Or the wind will catch me out again. Hold me down, hold me down, hold me down Just keep me for another night.

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by virionspiral 16y ago

I noticed that the lyrics changed up a little for the album version.. i'll have these updated later based on the album version. thanks.

by naxos 15y ago

Please update them!

by virionspiral

16y ago

it may be 'I need to pause to get my 'hair' instead of 'head'.. i'm not sure.. oh wells.

http://www.spin.com/articles/live-video-austin-minus-bear-unplugged

link for a nice vid of them at SXSW.

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by ccockerill 16y ago

I actually think the lyrics are "I'm in the wind." Especially on the stanzas where he emphasizes it with the next line where he shifts his annunciation.

by fredukes

16y ago

omg this song is soooo beautiful

I got goosebumps listening to this I cannotttt wait for the album minus the bear is the shit

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by orangesgrow

16y ago

i really think this relates to quitting smoking. actually i think that only because its what makes sense to me. 'i'm in the wind' like smoke. 'i want your comfort for the evening, i need to pause and get my head' is really how i feel when i want a ciggie, its a way of calming down for me and helps me put things into perspective. and then the interlude and the dude saying 'i'm giving you up'

maybe it makes no sense to others but thats how i interpret it

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by naxos 15y ago

Ummm, why would they write a whole song about quitting smoking? I completely disagree.

by Voicechance 14y ago

Weird interpretation, I never would have thought of that. I like it hahahahahaaa The more I read the lyrics the more seems kinda feasible.

Naxos, there are plenty of songs about drugs etc.... I mean, I don't really think it could be counted out just because it sounds like an uninteresting topic for a song. It probably isn't what it's about, but just saying...

by naxos

15y ago

Official lyrics from MTB's website:

And I’m in the wind I am going to let it take me where it may Maybe it lifts me to New Orleans or the dark streets of L.A. I’m in the wind I am in the wind and if I fall to where you’re standing will you tend to me? I’m in the wind I am in the wind and if I end up in your arms will you help me stay?

I want your comfort for the evening I need to pause and get my head Hold me down, baby or the wind will catch me out again

I’m in the wind and I don’t know how long the breeze will let me stay Maybe your kiss will calm the weather down and let me wait

I want your comfort for the evening I need to pause and get my head Hold me down, baby or the wind will catch me out again

I’m giving you up, I’m giving you up I’m giving you up, I’m giving you up I’m giving you up, I’m giving you up, again.

I want your comfort for the evening I need to pause and get my head Hold me down, baby or the wind will catch me out again Hold me down Hold me down Hold me down, just keep me for another night

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