Planningtorock (all one word, often just PTR) is the vehicle of expression … Read Full Bio ↴Planningtorock (all one word, often just PTR) is the vehicle of expression of Jam Rostron , a musician and visual artist from Bolton, Manchester, UK who started out in 2004 and has lived in Berlin for ten years. They have released four full-lengths so far, the latest being Powerhouse (2018), preceded by All Love's Legal (2014), W (2011) and their 2006 debut Have It All, which was a full-on chamber-pop romp that established Planningtorock as anything but orthodox.

W, Planningtorock's critically acclaimed 2011 debut on DFA, revealed a visionary and politicised producer. It offered up deeply queered art-pop – tense, atmospheric dance music cut with classical flourishes, and spell-binding androgyny. But it was 2014’s All Love's Legal (“a masterclass in left-of-centre dance music”, Mixmag), released on Rostron's own imprint Human Level, where Planningtorock, with banner-ready slogans (‘ Patriarchy Over And Out’, ‘ Let's Talk About Gender Baby’), revealed their ability to combine pop-oriented music with a political message. Powerhouse offers up something infinitely more personal: emotionally-charged, biographical anthems drawn from Rostron’s lived experiences as a non-binary genderqueer artist, experiences around family, identity and music itself.

Going Wrong
Planningtorock Lyrics

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Am I holding on to something going wrong
Am I holding on to something going wrong
Am I holding on to something going wrong
Am I holding on to something going wrong
Am I holding on
Something's going wrong
Don't want to believe it
I know that I've been holding on too long, too long

Don't want to believe it
I know that I've been holding on too long, too long
Don't want to believe it
I know that I've been holding on too long, too long
Am I holding on to something going wrong

Am I holding on to something going wrong
Something going wrong

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Planningtorock's song "Going Wrong" are an introspective exploration of self-doubt and fear. The repetition of "Am I holding on to something going wrong" emphasizes the questioning nature of the lyrics and highlights the singer's uncertainty. The repetition of this phrase also suggests that the singer is stuck in a cycle of doubt and is struggling to let go of something that is not working in their life.

The lines "Don't want to believe it, I know that I've been holding on too long," further reveal the singer's struggle with acceptance. They are aware that they may be holding on to something that is not benefiting them, but the fear of letting go and facing the unknown is too great. The repetition of "too long" adds to the feeling of being trapped and serves as a reminder that time is passing and the situation may worsen if action is not taken.

Overall, "Going Wrong" is a deeply reflective song that captures the universal struggle of letting go of something that is not working in one's life. The repetition of phrases and the use of simple language keeps the focus on the emotions and introspection of the lyrics, making it relatable to anyone who has struggled with fear and change.

Line by Line Meaning

Am I holding on to something going wrong
The singer is questioning if they are emotionally attached to something that is not working out well.

Am I holding on to something going wrong
The singer is repeating the previous line to emphasize their uncertainty regarding their attachment to something that is not working out well.

Am I holding on to something going wrong
The singer is continuing to question their emotional attachment to something that seems to be failing.

Am I holding on to something going wrong
The artist is once again questioning their emotional attachment to something that is not going right.

Am I holding on
The artist is shortening the previous line to emphasize their question about their attachment to something unknown.

Something's going wrong
The singer is acknowledging that something is not going right and is causing concern.

Don't want to believe it
The singer is expressing their desire to ignore the reality of the situation.

I know that I've been holding on too long, too long
The artist recognizes that they have been emotionally attached to the situation for longer than they should have been.

Don't want to believe it
The artist repeats the previous line to emphasize their desire to ignore the reality of the situation.

I know that I've been holding on too long, too long
The artist repeats the previous line again to reinforce their recognition that they have held on for too long.

Don't want to believe it
The singer repeats the same line of denying the truth to further express their reluctance to accept the reality of the situation.

I know that I've been holding on too long, too long
The artist repeats the same line to again acknowledge that they have held on for too long, and have possibly been delaying the inevitable outcome.

Am I holding on to something going wrong
The singer concludes by restating their initial uncertainty about their emotional attachment to something that is not working out well.

Am I holding on to something going wrong
The singer repeats the same line one last time to enforce their uncertainty about their attachment to something that is not going right.

Something going wrong
The singer concludes the song by emphasizing that there is indeed something that is not going right.

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