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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "On Hold" by the artist "xx, The"

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In the song "On Hold," the author reflects on a past relationship that he perceived as a temporary pause.

The lyrical hero doesn't blame his former lover for being infatuated with someone else. He acknowledges that it might be true love. However, he can't accept that their relationship was so quickly "written off" as a thing of the past. He believed it was merely "on hold" and that she would return.

The recurring phrase "I thought I just put you on hold..." conveys the hero's pain and disappointment, his inability to accept the breakup.

He is torn between the desire to move on and a subconscious hope for reconciliation. The repetition of "Where does this end? Where are you pushing me... You've taken over my body..." speaks to his obsession with his ex-lover and his inability to let go.

Despite the pain, the hero tries to find meaning in what happened, calling it a "lesson" for his "young heart." He realizes that "stars, charts, and maps" cannot predict or guarantee love.

I don't blame you

We got carried away

I can't hold on

To an empty space

Now you've found a new star to orbit

It could be love

I think you're too soon to call us old

When and where did we go cold

I thought I had you on hold

And every time I let you leave

I always saw you coming back to me

When and where did we go cold

I thought I had you on hold

I thought I had you on hold

Where does it stop, where does it stop

Where do you dare me to?

You've got the body, you've got the body

Dare me to, dare me to

Where does it stop, where does it stop

Where do you dare me to?

You've got the body, you've got the body

I thought I had you on hold

Where does it stop, where does it stop

Where do you dare me to?

You've got the body, you've got the body

Dare me to, dare me to

Where does it stop, where does it stop

Where do you dare me to?

You've got the body, you've got the body

Dare me to, dare me to

My young heart

Chose to believe

We were destined

Young hearts

All need love

Call it a lesson

The stars and the charts

And the cards make sense

Only when we want them to

When I lie awake staring in to space

I see a different view

Now you've found a new star to orbit

It could be love

I think you're too soon to call us old

When and where did we go cold

I thought I had you on hold

And every time I let you leave

I always saw you coming back to me

When and where did we go cold

I thought I had you on hold

I thought I had you on hold

I thought I had you on hold

Where does it stop, where does it stop

Where do you dare me to?

You've got the body, you've got the body

Dare me to, dare me to

Where does it stop, where does it stop

Where do you dare me to?

You've got the body, you've got the body

You've got the body, you've got the body

Where does it stop, where does it stop

Where do you dare me to?

You've got the body, you've got the body

Dare me to, dare me to

Where does it stop, where does it stop

Where do you dare me to?

You've got the body, you've got the body

Dare me to, dare me to

And every time I let you leave

I always saw you coming back to me

When and where did we go cold?

I thought I had you on hold

I thought I had you on hold

I thought I had you on hold

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