Desire

If I Can't Hold You

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If I Can't Hold You Lyrics

I lay awake all night long
I lay awake all night long
Yesterday is so far away
I think of things we’ll never do
It keeps me up all night long
I lay awake all night long
I lay awake all night long
Yesterday is so far away
I think of things we’ll never do
It keeps me up all night long
I spend my time all alone now
I spend my time all alone
I try to call you on the phone
Even though you won’t be home
I spend my time all alone
I can’t dream about you if I can’t hold you tonight
I can’t dream about you if I can’t hold you tonight
I can’t hold you tonight
I can’t hold you tonight
I lay awake all night long
I lay awake all night long
I've lived a thousand lives
And seen a thousand shores
I ask myself now, what went wrong?
I can’t dream about you if I can’t hold you tonight
I can’t dream about you if I can’t hold you tonight
I can’t hold you tonight
I can’t hold you tonight
I can’t hold you tonight
I can’t hold you tonight
I lay awake all night long
I lay awake all night long
Yesterday is so far away
I think of things we’ll never do
It keeps me up all night long
I put a flower on your grave
I put a flower on your grave
We both know that you’re not dead
But sometimes it hurts so bad
I just don’t know what to do
I can’t dream about you if I can’t hold you tonight
I can’t dream about you if I can’t hold you tonight
I can’t hold you tonight
I can’t hold you tonight

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mellow_harsher On Dec 23, 2017

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2017-12-23 04:20:07

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by lxl

3m ago

Desire is pretty straightforward in this song; it's about being stuck in emotions with unresolved grief/questioning by longing about a relationship that is no longer. Despite everything she's been through, she keeps returning to this memory. She understands that, even though it hurts, she must put it to rest.

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Sadness

Grief

Longing

Memory

Relationship

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