Courtney Barnett (Jen’s wife) revealed the touching story behind this song in an interview with Sammy Lee for Redbull : “ It’s about Jen overhearing a conversation between her parents. Her mum had Alzheimer’s and she was asking her husband how they first met. He told this beautiful long story about...
Hold my hand
Morning sun
Soon we'll be
Forgotten
How did we meet again?
Well my dear
It was cold
Shivering
Nearly snow
You wore my favourite coat
When you had
To go home
You sent records
And poems
I still have them you know
Did I dear?
I forget
Did our love
Begin there?
How did we meet again?
Our love is more
Than a reward
Or balm we use
To soothe
To soothe
Our love is more
And to lose
Who you are
Just means to
Discover
That we are what we love
Hold My Hand was written by Jen Cloher.
Hold My Hand was produced by Jen Cloher & Jen Sholakis & Nick Huggins.
Jen Cloher released Hold My Hand on Fri May 24 2013.