Since then Al James and Jay Clarke have worked together to create four subsequent albums: "Not Exotic", in 2002, " Violence in the Snowy Fields", in 2004, "You Can't Win" in 2007, and ''The Unfazed'', in 2011, all with help from various friends from in and around Portland. Recently Dolorean covered Elliott Smith's "The Biggest Lie" on, "To: Elliott, From: Portland"". They released their final single ''Miami Wine'' in 2014.
Holding On
Dolorean Lyrics
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Your coat, your keys,
Your blankets and sheets,
Your favorite blue jeans
I'm holdin' on to anything
Your chin, your cheek,
Your voice when you sing
I'm holdin' on to anything
The longer I hold on, let you drag me around
The harder I fall, when I finally fall down
I'm holdin' on...
I know it's wrong
I'm holdin' on
I know it's wrong
Your past, your pain
Your shaving cream
The careful way that you cut me
I'm holdin' on to anything
The longer I hold on, let you drag me around
The harder I fall, when I finally fall down
I'm holdin' on...
And I know it's wrong
But I put my fate
In the hope that you might
Be drawn to a fool not as strong
I'm holdin' on to anything
The longer I hold on, let you drag me around
The harder I fall, when I finally fall down
I'm holdin' on...
And I know it's wrong
I'm holdin' on
I know it's wrong
I'm holdin' on
I know it's wrong
I'm holdin' on
I know it's wrong
In "Holding On," Dolorean frontman Al James tells a story of love and heartbreak, holding on to the memories of a relationship that is no more. The song is an exploration of the emotional pain and the struggle to let go of a lover who has left. The lyrics are filled with vivid imagery, from the scent of the lover's shaving cream to the shape of their teeth as they sing. James is holding on to anything that will remind him of the love that once was, even if it means holding on to things that are painful and reminding him of the past.
The chorus of the song is particularly poignant, with James admitting that he knows he should let go, but he can't help himself. He's holding on to hope that maybe, just maybe, she might come back to him. The repeated line "I'm holding on" becomes a self-affirmation for James, who acknowledges that he is wrong to hold on but can't seem to help himself.
Line by Line Meaning
Your coat, your keys,
Your blankets and sheets,
Your favorite blue jeans
I'm holdin' on to anything
I'm clutching onto physical items that remind me of you, anything that can give me a sense of your presence
Your chin, your cheek,
The shape of your teeth,
Your voice when you sing
I'm holdin' on to anything
I'm trying to remember every detail about you, from the way you look to the sound of your voice, so that I can feel closer to you
Your past, your pain
Your shaving cream
The careful way that you cut me
I'm holdin' on to anything
Even the memories of your struggles and the things you use daily can remind me of you, and I'm holding onto them just so I can feel some kind of connection to you
The longer I hold on, let you drag me around
The harder I fall, when I finally fall down
I'm holdin' on...
I know it's wrong
I'm holdin' on
I know it's wrong
I know that holding onto you like this is not healthy, but I can't help but continue to cling onto anything that reminds me of you, even if it means I'm allowing you to drag me down and hurt me
And I know it's wrong
But I put my fate
In the hope that you might
Be drawn to a fool not as strong
I am aware that holding onto you like this might lead me to further heartbreak and disappointment, but I still put all my faith in the hope that someday you might be able to love me back, even if I'm not as strong as I should be
I'm holdin' on to anything
The longer I hold on, let you drag me around
The harder I fall, when I finally fall down
I'm holdin' on...
And I know it's wrong
I'm holdin' on
I know it's wrong
I'm holdin' on
I know it's wrong
I'm holdin' on
I know it's wrong
I continue to hold onto anything that reminds me of you, even if it hurts me in the process, and I know that it's not a healthy behavior, but I can't help it - I'm still holding on even though I know it's wrong
Writer(s): Alex Trevor James Copyright: Blue Scottsdale Publishing
Contributed by Joseph H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Tanner Lange
Best band in the world. wish they would keep going.
matbonnici
Thanks for posting it. I've been looking for it on youtube from ages. I have a live version of this which was included in the compilation cd of the magazine Comes with a Smile. You should post that too if you have it. :)