Explain me, please, this phrase (we would only hold on to let go)
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We would only hold on to let go
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No idea. But the girl who wrote it is German...
I have absolutely no idea what it means, sorry.
It's meaningless to me, too.
P.S.: Explain to me . . .
P.S.: Explain to me . . .
It's a superficially clever pun, I'd say. It contains the kind of word play that you often see in advertising.
I think that, if spoken (and thus released from the burden of punctuation), it's capable of supporting two meanings, more or less.
1. we would only hold on to let go.
We would only cling onto something so that we could thereafter release it (ie. you can't let go of something that you didn't previously have a hold of).
2. we would only hold on to "let go".
The only thing that we wouldn't relinquish is the concept of letting go.
(This one may seem a little far-fetched in everyday language, but it's just the sort of twist that copy editors are alive to).
I think that, if spoken (and thus released from the burden of punctuation), it's capable of supporting two meanings, more or less.
1. we would only hold on to let go.
We would only cling onto something so that we could thereafter release it (ie. you can't let go of something that you didn't previously have a hold of).
2. we would only hold on to "let go".
The only thing that we wouldn't relinquish is the concept of letting go.
(This one may seem a little far-fetched in everyday language, but it's just the sort of twist that copy editors are alive to).
She's quoting song lyrics (Major Lazer & DJ Snake's "Lean On").
Do you recall, not long ago, we would walk on the sidewalk
Innocent, remember? All we did was care for each other
But the night was warm, we were bold and young
All around the wind blows... we would only hold on to let go
Do you recall, not long ago, we would walk on the sidewalk
Innocent, remember? All we did was care for each other
But the night was warm, we were bold and young
All around the wind blows... we would only hold on to let go
Well found, but what the hell does it mean?
I think Beryl is on the right track with her explanation above; I added the source only to provide the additional context of being part of a romantic situation.Well found, but what the hell does it mean?