Hold Me Now Lyrics
I have a picture
Pinned to my wall
An image of you and of me
And we're laughing, we're loving it all
But look at our life now
All tattered and torn
We fuss and we fight and delight in the tears
That we cry until dawn
Oh, oh
[Chorus]
Hold me now, woah
Warm my heart
Stay with me
Let lovin' start, let lovin' start
[Verse 2]
You say I'm a dreamer
We're two of a kind
Both of us searching for some perfect world
We know we'll never find
So, perhaps I should leave here
Yeah, yeah, and go far away
But you know that there's nowhere
That I'd rather be, than with you here today
Oh, woah, oh, woah
Hold me now, woah
Warm my heart
Stay with me
Let lovin' start, let lovin' start, woah
Hold me now, woah
Warm my heart
Stay with me
Let lovin' start, let lovin' start
Woah
[Verse 3]
You ask if I love you
Well, what can I say?
You know that I do and that this is just one
Of those games that we play
So, I'll sing you a new song
Please don't cry anymore
I'll even ask your forgiveness, though I don't know
Just what I'm asking it for
Oh, woah, oh, woah, oh-oh
[Chorus]
Hold me now (Hold me in your lovin' arms), woah
Warm my heart (Warm my cold and tired heart)
Stay with me (Stay with me)
Let lovin' start, let lovin' start
Woah, hold me now (Hold me in your lovin' arms), woah
Warm my heart (Warm my cold and tired heart)
Stay with me (Stay with me)
Let lovin' start, let lovin' start
Woah, hold me now (Hold me in your lovin' arms), woah
Warm my heart (Warm my cold and tired heart)
Stay with me (Stay with me)
Let lovin' start, let lovin' start
Woah, hold me now (Hold me in your lovin' arms), woah
Warm my heart (Warm my cold and tired heart)
Stay with me (Stay with me)
Let lovin' start, let lovin' start
Woah, hold me now (Hold me in your lovin' arms), woah
Warm my heart (Warm my cold and tired heart)
Stay with me (Stay with me)
Let lovin' start, let lovin' start
About
“Hold Me Now” remains Thompson Twins biggest and most-remembered song of their career, reaching the top 10 in several countries including a #3 peak in the US in the spring of 1984. It was written after an argument between members Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie, who were dating at the time.
Rolling Stone put the song on its list of 100 Best Singles of 1984: Pop’s Greatest Year and defined it as below:
Forget Queen, U2 and whoever else: This song was the true star of Live Aid. The startling zenith of the follically resplendent U.K. trio’s career, “Hold Me Now” is an all-timer, the lovers-quarrel lyrics just a shade darker than the gossamer, arpeggiated synth-pop splendor swirling around them. He doesn’t assert himself until the final chorus, but the yelping backing vocals from synth/percussion specialist Joe Leeway — a former Thompson Twins roadie and current uncertified hypnotherapist — steal the show. The sneak-attack MVP of the Wedding Singer soundtrack, too. R.H.
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