Holding On to Hell

Album: Blood to Bone (2015)
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Songfacts®:

  • Gin Wigmore told the story of the song to Artist Direct: "It was eight hours into the session and judging from past writing sessions, you can usually judge how well something is coming together by how much time you spent on," she said. "Well, this session wasn't at all, but we kept writing [Laughs]. We kept going. We started playing this droning note on an acoustic guitar, and it began coming together."
  • Wigmore said regarding the song's meaning: "It's about holding onto the past and not wanting to let go."

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