Hold Me Down Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Jenlar7983 

Cover art for Hold Me Down lyrics by Halsey

The song seems to be born of a sexual and religious experience. They could be the same experience or she could just be drawing a parallel.

"I sold my soul to a three-piece And he told me I was holy He's got me down on both knees But it's the devil that's tryna..."

She wrote the song after flying over Las Vegas. In an interview, she said that she was contemplating how a place could allow for so many bad things, but they were accepted because what happens there stays there. It's a city made for vice- a bizarre concept.

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