The Timecop1983 experience has always displayed the subtle sensitivities of Synth Romance in most of his works, which is always surprising as one would expect a much more aggressive and frenetic synthscape with a name like Timecop1983. It goes to show how wrong you are and that judging books (or producers in this case), by their cover is always a mistake.
His music is created to take you back to the '80s in a dreamy/romantic fashion.
Hold me
Timecop1983 Lyrics
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That she broke your heart
You keep repeating the same old story
Hold me baby, I just can't take it
Don't leave me this way
Hold me baby, I think we can make it
If you could just notice me
Care to explain yourself
You took me off that shelf
Dust me down
Just to pull me back again
I should've seen it coming
You can pick me up
You can pull me down
When you please
It doesn't need [?]
I'm gonna me there on my knees
Waiting for you to come save me
Hold me baby, I just can't take it
Don't leave me this way
Hold me baby, I think we can make it
If you could just notice me
The song "Hold Me" by Timecop1983 describes a relationship where the singer is desperately holding on to his partner who seems to be withdrawing from the relationship. The song opens with the classic scenario of a broken heart, which the singer seems to be nursing. He seems to be reeling from the experience, and as he tries to share his story, it appears that he is stuck in a repetitive cycle of reliving the same experience.
He then implores his partner to hold him as he cannot take the pain anymore. He is begging her not to leave him, and he believes they can make it work if she only notices him. There is a clear sense of desperation in his voice as he is pleading with her to stay.
The second verse of the song is a conversation between the singer and his partner. He demands an explanation for her behavior and accuses her of taking him off the shelf only to put him back again. He expresses regret at not seeing the warning signs and acknowledges that his partner has the ability to lift him or bring him down at will.
In conclusion, the song "Hold Me" by Timecop1983 is a powerful representation of the pain of unrequited love, and the desperation one feels when a partner withdraws. Through the chorus of the song, the singer is asking his partner to hold him and not leave him as he is willing to lay on his knees waiting for her to save him.
Line by Line Meaning
Let's take this from a start
Starting from the beginning
That she broke your heart
Referring to someone who broke your heart
You keep repeating the same old story
You keep telling the same story over and over again
Hold me baby, I just can't take it
Asking to be comforted, as the current situation is unbearable
Don't leave me this way
Asking to not be abandoned
Hold me baby, I think we can make it
Believing that with support, the situation can improve
If you could just notice me
Asking to be acknowledged
Care to explain yourself
Asking someone to provide an explanation
You took me off that shelf
Someone took the artist out of obscurity
Dust me down
Someone polished the artist up
Just to pull me back again
Then proceeded to bring them back down
I should've seen it coming
The artist wishes they could have predicted the current situation
You can pick me up
Referring to someone who has the power to raise the singer up
You can pull me down
Referring to someone who has the power to bring the singer down
When you please
Implying that this power dynamic is subject to the other person's whims
It doesn't need
The situation does not require
I'm gonna me there on my knees
The artist is willing to submit themselves fully to the other person
Waiting for you to come save me
Hoping that the other person can rescue them from the current situation
Writer(s): jordy leenaerts
Contributed by Parker S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Thomas Jester
This song is a masterpiece
Jason D'Agostino
Vocals aside...I always liked this song because lyrically it captures the feeling of young love.
FranSlam
Anyone know if this has been re-recorded vocally since this one? Maybe Hannah Edwards has improved these days.
Anthony Pasierbek
Maybe just me but I love the vocals
Cyberpunk Dave
If Sixteen Candles was made into a song, this is that song. Love it.
Flying Dutchman83
You mean the Thompson Twins song, "If You Were Here"...?
山口武
i love your tracks! big shout out from Jpan!
MrMattgood14
Amazing Content! Thanks, Timecop!
terry aqualad
Omg I love this music
John Kennedy
In 1983 go drunk to a party where they sell beer without a license in a warehouse above a store downtown in a steel town. The lead singer's girlfriend gets her turn. This is what 1983 sounds like. Exactly.