Tracy Chapman - Baby Can I Hold You Meaning

Song Released: 1988

Baby Can I Hold You Lyrics

Sorry,
Is all that you can say,
Years gone by and still,
words don't come easily,
Like sorry, like sorry

Forgive me,
Is all that you can say,
Years gone by and still,
words don't come easily,
Like forgive me, forgive me

But you can...

1. anonymous

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   Jan 25th 2023 !⃝

   This song captures truth and reconciliation at it's core. Or the Hawaiian practice of Ho'oponopono which is a reconciliation practice consisting of 4 simple parts that bring balance back to any kind of relationship when a wrong has been committed. The 4 parts of Ho'oponopono are: I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you.
   It just takes saying these things to make it work, ideally with both parties present, but the Hawaiians believe it works even if only one party is present or even if an outside party performs this practice without the parties to the conflict being present.
   
   She is saying that someone has harmed her and wants to reconcile the relationship with her, but they are unable to say "I'm sorry. Forgive me. I love you." And they are not being sincere and are using calculation and manipulation in order to get her in bed. The "Baby can I hold you tonight; you'd be mine" is not true reconciliation but fake reconciliation designed to satisfy "base" urges or ego and comes from a selfish place. And it says that the other party is trying to possess her rather than love her.
   
   Chapman is saying that if the other party wants reconciliation in the relationship that they must, no matter how many years have gone by, start by saying Sorry. Then Forgive me. Followed by I love you.
   
   And, it works. You should try it yourself!
   
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   Feb 22nd 2020 !⃝

   Lost communication in a relationship . She’s looking back thinking if I just said baby can I hold you tonight that may have held it together . Sometimes you feel it would look weak but you should have tried and maybe you’d still be with that person who you let get away because you were too proud to communicate your feelings with them
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   Aug 14th 2017 !⃝

   Typical behaviour of a domestic abuse perp.