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Laid back vocals, rolling groove, layered guitars, upright bass, poetic lyrics; a mid-tempo and rhythmic oriented take on one of Tom Wait’s most well known songs - alternating between melancholic love letter and imperative message to support a loved on who is struggling to stay in this world. One of the only two covers on this album, Lucia chose this song to honor one of her favorite songwriters from her old stomping grounds in California. So many twists and turns in the lyrics, just like a day in the life of the heart and mind of an artist, but always coming back home in the chorus.

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Hold On

They hung a sign up in our town, "If you live it up, you won't live it down"
So she left Monte Rio, son, just like a bullet leaves a gun
With charcoal eyes and Monroe hips
She went and took that California trip
Well, the moon was gold, and her hair like wind
Said don't look back just come on Jim, you’ve got to
Hold on, hold on, said you gotta hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on

Well he gave her a dimestore watch and a ring made from a spoon
Everyone’s looking for someone to blame, but you share my bed, you share my name
Well go ahead and call the cops
You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops
She said baby, I still love you
Sometimes there's nothin left to do, but you’ve got to
Hold on, hold on, said you gotta hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on

Well God bless your crooked little heart, St. Louis got the best of me
I miss your broken china voice, how I wish you were still here with me
Oh you build it up to wreck it down
And you burn your mansion to the ground
When there's nothing left to keep you here
But when you're falling behind in this big blue world, you’ve got to
Hold on, hold on, said you gotta hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on

Down by the Riverside motel, it's 10 below and falling
By a 99 cent store, she closed her eyes and started swaying
But it's so hard to dance that way
When it's cold and there's no music
Well your old hometown’s so far away
But inside your head there's a record that’s playing a song called
Hold on, hold on, said you gotta hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on
Hold on, said you gotta hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on

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from Have We Met Before?, released September 7, 2023
Lucia Comnes - vocals
Jefferson Hamer - vocals, acoustic guitar
Luca Giovacchini - electric guitars
Roberto Villa - electric bass
Diego Sapignoli - drums & percussion

Music & lyrics by Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan © 1999 (Jalma Music/ASCAP)

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Lucia Comnes San Francisco, California

"Music that heals broken hearts." Lucia Comnes is an independent American singer, songwriter, fiddler and guitarist with a 'singular voice' (SF Chronicle) whose roots music crosses genres of Americana, folk, Irish, bluegrass & rock. She writes powerful melodies with forceful, powerful, earthy lyrics that reflect her connection to the elements. ... more

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