Hold on Tight
Christopher Jak Lyrics


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Baby what is wrong with you and I?
Every hello seems to echo goodbye
A permanently temporary love
Slowly realizing maybe love isn't enough
And all I can say is that
I want to be near you again

So close there's nothing between us
But our breath and our skin
The time we had
It was barely a time to begin
and we've begun again.

And now I'm tired of waking alone In the night
Faking nothing is wrong when nothing is right
I want you to be here
To kiss those sweet tears from my eyes
When I've got you
I'm gonna hold on, tight

Thought I heard you coming up the road
Grind of the gravel
The cloud front below
The weight of your feet on my stair
Face in the doorway
Your smell In the air

And all I can think of
Is the time that we did not share
When I would not go with you
Or baby you were not there
It's not that I didn't want to
But who says life is fair.

And who are they anyway?

And now I'm tired of waking alone In the night
Faking nothing is wrong when nothing is right
I want you to be here
To kiss those sweet tears from my eyes
When I've got you
I'm gonna hold on, tight
Hold on tight

All I can feel is distants bewtween you and me
And the smiles without a smile on our face I can see
When I can say I love you but I can't make you believe me


And now I'm tired of waking alone In the night
Faking nothing is wrong when nothing is right
I want you to be here
To kiss those sweet tears from my eyes
When I've got you
I'm gonna hold on
When I've got you




I'm gonna hold on, tight
I'm gonna hold on

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Christopher Jak’s song, “Hold on Tight,” are a poignant reflection on a relationship that is falling apart but still worth fighting for. The song is a love letter from one partner to another, trying to hold on to the love that once existed between them. The opening lines, “Baby what is wrong with you and I? Every hello seems to echo goodbye,” capture the sense of uncertainty and instability in the relationship.


The second stanza describes the intense physical intimacy that the couple once shared: “So close there's nothing between us but our breath and our skin.” But this closeness was fleeting, and the relationship was not given enough time to flourish: “The time we had, it was barely a time to begin and we’ve begun again.”


The third stanza speaks to the loneliness and heartbreak that comes with the end of a relationship. The singer is “tired of waking alone in the night, faking nothing is wrong when nothing is right.” The chorus offers a glimmer of hope, with the singer’s commitment to holding on “tight” when they finally have their partner back in their arms. The final stanza conveys the emotional distance between the couple, with the singer struggling to make their partner believe in their love.


Overall, the song is a moving meditation on love and loss, capturing the complexities of a relationship that is slowly unraveling. The lyrics show us the pain of trying to hold on to something that is slipping away, but also the determination to try to rekindle the flame.


Line by Line Meaning

Baby what is wrong with you and I?
I don't understand why things aren't good between us.


Every hello seems to echo goodbye
Even when we say hello, it feels like we're about to say goodbye.


A permanently temporary love
Our love is always changing, but it never really goes away.


Slowly realizing maybe love isn't enough
I'm starting to think that our love alone isn't enough to make things work.


And all I can say is that I want to be near you again
All I know is that I miss you and I want to be close to you again.


So close there's nothing between us
We're physically close but emotionally distant.


But our breath and our skin
The only thing separating us is our bodies and our breath.


The time we had
The time we spent together.


It was barely a time to begin
We didn't have enough time together to really start anything.


And we've begun again.
But now we're trying again.


And now I'm tired of waking alone In the night
I'm tired of being alone at night and pretending that everything is okay.


Faking nothing is wrong when nothing is right
I'm pretending that everything is fine when it's really not.


I want you to be here
I want you to be with me.


To kiss those sweet tears from my eyes
I want you to comfort me when I'm upset.


Thought I heard you coming up the road
I thought I heard you coming home.


Grind of the gravel
The sound of your footsteps on the driveway.


The cloud front below
The clouds on the horizon.


The weight of your feet on my stair
The noise of you walking up the stairs.


Face in the doorway
Seeing your face in the doorway.


Your smell In the air
Smelling your scent in the air.


And all I can think of
All I can think about is how we missed out on time together.


Is the time that we did not share
The time we could have spent together but didn't.


When I would not go with you
The times I didn't want to go with you.


Or baby you were not there
Or the times when you weren't there for me.


It's not that I didn't want to
It's not that I didn't want to be with you.


But who says life is fair.
Life is unpredictable and often unfair.


And who are they anyway?
Who are these people that say life is fair anyway?


All I can feel is distants bewtween you and me
I feel a distance between us.


And the smiles without a smile on our face I can see
We're faking our smiles and pretending everything is okay.


When I can say I love you but I can't make you believe me
I love you, but you don't believe me.


When I've got you I'm gonna hold on, tight
When I have you with me again, I'm going to hold on tightly.




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Xavierism

This is still one of my all time favorite songs. :)

babybarberee06

THANX!!! :)

AinaAp

thanks!! i love you! i've been waiting sooo long for this song!!!

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