Quicksand
Britney Spears Lyrics

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I still see your coat hangin' on the door,
Never let anybody put one there before
My pillow's got your head printed on it
Baby, of all the guys you were my favorite

Don't ask, me why
I just can't say goodbye
No not, tonight

No, I just can't say it

'Cause I'm gonna hold on
Yeah, I'm gonna hold on
Baby, gotta keep holdin' on to what we had
'Cause I don't wanna move on
So I gotta hold on
Baby because you and me are sinking like quicksand
Like quicksand, like quicksand
Baby because you and me are sinking like quicksand
Like quicksand, baby like quicksand
Baby because you and me are sinking like quicksand

You came along I didn't know of love
But now I know that sometimes it's just not enough
I hear your footsteps in my corridor
But it is just my heart, it's pounding like before

Wish I, could try
But I just can't say goodbye
No not, tonight
No, I just can't say it

'Cause I'm gonna hold on
Yeah, I'm gonna hold on
Baby, gotta keep holdin' on to what we had
'Cause I don't wanna move on
So I gotta hold on
Baby because you and me are sinking like quicksand
Like quicksand, like quicksand
Baby because you and me are sinking like quicksand
Like quicksand, baby like quicksand
Baby because you and me are sinking like quicksand

'Cause the ground is breaking,
I can feel it shaking
Wish it was that easy,
But it's not that easy
Gotta hold my hands up,
Gotta keep my head up
Gotta keep on breathing,
Baby even if we're sinking
Even if we're sinking
Baby even if we're sinking
Even if we are sinking

'Cause I just-just gotta-gotta hold (Hold)

'Cause I'm gonna hold on
Yeah, I'm gonna hold on
Baby, gotta keep holdin' on to what we had
'Cause I don't wanna move on
So I gotta hold on
Baby because you and me are sinking like quicksand
Like quicksand, like quicksand
Baby because you and me are sinking like quicksand
Like quicksand, baby like quicksand
Baby because you and me are sinking like quicksand

Only got one life to live,
We don't even need a piece of sand
Only you and me,
We need to hold on and hold on and...

Only got one life to live,
We don't even need a piece of sand
Only you and me,
We need to hold on and hold on and hold on
And hold on
And hold on, and hold on

And hold on, and hold on, and hold on

And hold on, and hold on, and hold on
And hold on, and hold on, and hold on

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Britney Spears's song "Quicksand" express a feeling of reluctance to let go of a past relationship. The singer admits to still having her former lover's coat hanging on her door and his memory printed on her pillow. Despite knowing that their love was not enough to sustain their relationship, she cannot bring herself to say goodbye. The chorus emphasizes her determination to hold onto what they had and not move on, despite feeling like they are sinking like quicksand.

The second verse reveals that the singer was initially unaware of love before her lover came into her life. She can now hear his footsteps in her corridor, but she knows it is only her heart pounding. The ground beneath them is breaking, and the tension is palpable, but the singer is determined to hold on and keep breathing, even if they are sinking.

Overall, the message of "Quicksand" is about the struggle to let go of a past love, even when it is clear that it cannot be salvaged. It speaks to the difficulty of moving on and the pain of trying to hold onto something that is slipping away.

Line by Line Meaning

I still see your coat hangin' on the door,
I have not been able to move on from our past relationship and still have reminders of you around my place, like your coat on my door.

Never let anybody put one there before
I have kept that spot empty for you and only you.

My pillow's got your head printed on it
I still sleep with the pillow you used and it feels like you're still here with me.

Baby, of all the guys you were my favorite
Out of all the guys I've been with, you were the one I cared for the most.

Don't ask, me why
I can't explain why I'm holding onto our relationship, despite it being over.

I just can't say goodbye
I am not ready to let go of you and our memories together.

No not, tonight
I am not going to say goodbye to you tonight.

Cause I'm gonna hold on
I am going to continue to hold onto our past relationship even though it is not healthy for me.

Baby, gotta keep holdin' on to what we had
I need to hold onto the past and what we had together even though it is time to move on.

'Cause I don't wanna move on
I am not ready to move on from our past relationship.

Baby because you and me are sinking like quicksand
Our relationship is going downhill fast and we are struggling to hold onto it.

You came along I didn't know of love
You were my first love and I didn't know what it was until I met you.

But now I know that sometimes it's just not enough
I have learned that love alone is not always enough to make a relationship work.

I hear your footsteps in my corridor
I still imagine that you are here with me, even though you are not.

But it is just my heart, it's pounding like before
My heart still races when I think about you, despite knowing that we are not together.

'Cause the ground is breaking,
Our relationship is on shaky ground and may fall apart at any moment.

I can feel it shaking
My anxiety about our relationship is consuming me and making me feel like everything is crumbling.

Wish it was that easy,
I wish that letting go of our relationship was as easy as people make it out to be.

But it's not that easy
Letting go of you and our relationship is proving to be one of the hardest things I've ever had to do.

Only got one life to live,
Life is short, and I don't want to waste any time moving on from our relationship.

We don't even need a piece of sand
All we need is each other to hold onto and we can make it through anything.

Only you and me,
We only need each other to make our relationship work.

We need to hold on and hold on and...
We need to continue holding onto each other and our past relationship, even though it feels like we're sinking like quicksand.

And hold on, and hold on
We need to keep holding onto what we had together, even though it may be detrimental to our mental health.

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