There's something alive in the ruin
And I don't know what it's up to
Some blame it all on the moon
And there's nothin' we could do

And I'd like to make this thing
Happenin', happenin'
So I'd like to make this thing
Happenin', it's happenin'

Hold on to all we've got
Hold on to all what's left

And let it drop down a wall
For sweat and strobe light
Breakin' balls
It forgot you for all time

And I'm about to sail off Earth
We're driftin' so far
We're driftin' so long
And nothing gonna make me stop
As I proceed
As I proceed shamelessly

Hold on to all we've got
Hold on to all what's left

Hold on to all we've got
Hold on to all what's left

Came all-in for seventy-five
Just to show ya
All my love, yes all my love
I'm gonna be in my phony fraud
It took my quite a while
To lose what I acquired
What I acquired

This fluid off you do, seemed so strong
Got a hold of you, a hold of you
But only if you knew what was beyond everything
Everything wouldn't mean a thing

Hold on to all we've got
Hold on to all what's left

Hold on to all we've got
Hold on to all what's left

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Apparat's song "Holdon" convey a sense of uncertainty, confusion, and desperation. The first stanza talks about something alive in ruins that the singer doesn't understand and how some people blame it all on the moon. The second stanza highlights the desire to make something happen and holds on to what's left. The chorus is a repetitive plea to hold on to all they've got and all that's left. The third part of the song starts with a metaphor about breaking walls with sweat and strobe lights, which only forgets the person for all time. The verse talks about sailing off earth while drifting so far and so long and nothing can stop them as they proceed shamelessly. The final part talks about coming all in for 75, showing all of their love and being in their phony fraud. It ends by asking you to hold on to all we've got and what's left.

Line by Line Meaning

There's something alive in the ruin
There is a living entity present in the destroyed place

And I don't know what it's up to
I have no idea what it is doing or what its intention is

Some blame it all on the moon
Some attribute this entity's behavior to the moon's influence

And there's nothin' we could do
There is nothing we can do to change its behavior

And I'd like to make this thing Happenin', happenin' So I'd like to make this thing Happenin', it's happenin'
I want to make something possible, and I am determined to achieve that goal

Hold on to all we've got Hold on to all what's left
We need to hold onto what little we have left

And let it drop down a wall For sweat and strobe light Breakin' balls It forgot you for all time
The entity has forgotten about us or our troubles, and we need to let go of them and dance/train hard to release the stress

And I'm about to sail off Earth We're driftin' so far We're driftin' so long And nothing gonna make me stop As I proceed As I proceed shamelessly
I am determined to keep moving forward without any shame, even if it means leaving this world behind

Came all-in for seventy-five Just to show ya All my love, yes all my love I'm gonna be in my phony fraud It took my quite a while To lose what I acquired What I acquired
I put everything on the line to prove my love to you, even though it might be fake; it took me some time to let go of what I had accumulated

This fluid off you do, seemed so strong Got a hold of you, a hold of you But only if you knew what was beyond everything Everything wouldn't mean a thing
This attachment to you seems powerful, but if you were aware of what lies beyond, you would realize that it is insignificant

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