I'm almost certain that Dear Agony is, in chronological order, the story of Ben's struggle with his alcoholic self, whom he refers to as another person throughout the album. This song is from the point of view of his alcoholic self. Ben's alcoholic self is finally submitting, and pleading for Ben to leave it behind in the hopes that it can change. It tells Ben that it forgives and forgets. Now it's holding Ben's hand, the one that holds it down, because it finally has decided to give up the struggle. But that side of Ben will be with him, forever. The end.
I'm almost certain that Dear Agony is, in chronological order, the story of Ben's struggle with his alcoholic self, whom he refers to as another person throughout the album. This song is from the point of view of his alcoholic self. Ben's alcoholic self is finally submitting, and pleading for Ben to leave it behind in the hopes that it can change. It tells Ben that it forgives and forgets. Now it's holding Ben's hand, the one that holds it down, because it finally has decided to give up the struggle. But that side of Ben will be with him, forever. The end.