Hang on
Today I've chosen hang on from Perfect Day by Lou Reed, originally released on the 1972 album Transformer.
Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on
You just keep me hanging on
According to the dictionary, hang on means wait or continue holding something (see definition) The trouble is that Lou Reed uses it figuratively, You just keep me hanging on roughly means you keep me alive, you help me survive. The song was written after Lou Reed spent a day in Central Park, New York with his fiancée, Bettye Kronstad, and may be about his relationship with her but also about his sexuality and drug use. Read more about the song
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